Carson County, Texas
| Carson County, Texas | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1888 |
| Named for | Samuel Price Carson |
| Seat | Panhandle |
| Largest town | Panhandle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 924 sq mi (2,393 km2) |
| • Land | 920 sq mi (2,383 km2) |
| • Water | 3.9 sq mi (10 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,182 |
| • Density | 6.7/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,182. 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.
Prehistoric hunter-gatherer were the first inhabitants, followed by the Plains Apache. Modern Apache tribes followed them and were displaced by Comanches. The Comanches were defeated by the United States Army in the Red River War of 1874.
Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado explored the Llano Estacado in 1541.
Carson County was established in 1876 from Bexar County. The county was organized in 1888. Panhandle, the only town at the time, became the county seat.
Ranching began to be established in the county in the 1880s. The JA Ranch encompassed over a million acres (4,000 km²) within six adjoining counties. Richard E. McNalty established the Turkey Track Ranch in 1878. One of the early failed attempts came in 1882 when Charles G. Francklyn purchased 637,440 acres (2,579.6 km2) of railroad lands in adjoining counties to form the Francklyn Land and Cattle Company. The lands were later sold to the White Deer Lands Trust of British bondholders in 1886 and 1887.
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