Hale Center, town (1990 pop. 2,067), Hale co., NW Texas, on the Llano Estacado, 10 mi/16 km SW of Plainview; 34°03'N 101°50'W. Elev. 3,423 ft/1,043 m. In cattle and irrigated agr. area (cotton; sunflowers, sugar beets, vegetables). Est. 1893, inc. 1921.