Potter County Home | Potter County, Texas
WEBThe Texas Panhandle's central region is home to Potter County. It is 581,357 acres, or 908.37 square miles, in total land area. The estimated population of Potter County is 118,015 (2022) and is concentrated in Amarillo and the nearby subdivisions.
Amarillo, Texas - Wikipedia
WEBAmarillo (/ ˌæməˈrɪloʊ / [ 6 ]AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for " yellow ") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. [ 7 ] A portion of …
Potter County, Texas - Wikipedia
WEBPotter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 118,525. [1] Its county seat is Amarillo. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. [3] It is named for Robert Potter, a politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and the Texas Secretary of the Navy.
City of Amarillo, TX | Home
WEBThe City of Amarillo provides GIS maps as a public service. Amarillo Police Department officers may be hired for security, traffic direction, or other functions. For full information, see the link on the APD page shown. How to submit a …
County Clerk - Potter County
WEBRecord keeper and Registrar for the county, Commissioners Court, County Court and County Clerk Fees.
Amarillo | Texas, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Amarillo, city, seat (1887) of Potter county (and partly in Randall county), on the high plains of northern Texas, U.S. The chief city of the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo is located on a sandy playa, or dry lake bed, and the tawny colour of its soil lends the city its name (Spanish: Yellow).
Quick Facts - Visit Amarillo
WEBAmarillo is in the center of the Texas Panhandle, a 26-county area that is bordered by New Mexico and Oklahoma. Here, the southern plains meet the desert. Founded in 1887 at the intersection of two railroads, today the city is the intersection of Interstates 40 and 27.
History & Trivia - Visit Amarillo
WEB1887: Amarillo became a county seat and the first railroad freight service came to the area. 1910: West Texas A&M University was founded; today it serves the entire Texas Panhandle, a region the size of Indiana.
Amarillo, TX - TSHA
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Amarillo, commercial center of the Texas Panhandle, is in southern Potter County and extends into Randall County. When the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway began building across the Panhandle in 1887, a group of Colorado City merchants chose the site to establish stores.
Potter County | TX Almanac
WEBAmarillo, the county seat, is on the county's southern border, about 110 miles due north of Lubbock. The county was named for Robert Potter. It comprises 902 square miles of level to rolling terrain, with elevations ranging from 3,000 to 3,800 feet above sea level.
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