Carson County
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Carson County is a county located in the Texas Panhandle in the northern part of the state. It is part of the broader Texas region and serves as a local government jurisdiction for the communities within its boundaries.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Samuel Price Carson
- Seat
- Panhandle
- Largest town
- Panhandle
- Total
- 924 sq mi (2,390 km )
- Land
- 920 sq mi (2,400 km )
- Water
- 3.9 sq mi (10 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,805
- Density
- 6.3/sq mi (2.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 13th
Article
Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,807. The county seat is Panhandle. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1888. It is named for Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas.
Carson County is included in the Amarillo, TX metropolitan statistical area.