Anton is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census. Anton is located at 33°48′41″N 102°9′45″W / 33.81139°N 102.1625°W / 33.81139; -102.1625 (33.811343, -102.162497). Anton sits just to the east of the geographic center of the level high plains of the Llano Estacado. The flat terrain is broken to the west by a dry watercourse called Yellow House Draw, which passes about 0.5 miles (1 km) to the east of Anton.