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White Deer, Texas

White Deer, Texas
Town
Downtown White Deer
Downtown White Deer
Location of White Deer, Texas
Location of White Deer, Texas
Carson County WhiteDeer.svg
Coordinates: 35°25′52″N 101°10′33″W / 35.43111°N 101.17583°W / 35.43111; -101.17583Coordinates: 35°25′52″N 101°10′33″W / 35.43111°N 101.17583°W / 35.43111; -101.17583
Country United States
State Texas
County Carson
Government
Area
 • Total 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
 • Land 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 3,366 ft (1,026 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,000
 • Density 575/sq mi (221.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 79097
Area code(s) 806
FIPS code 48-78316
GNIS feature ID 1371364
Website www.whitedeer.us

White Deer is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

White Deer is located at 35°25′52″N 101°10′33″W / 35.431015°N 101.175749°W / 35.431015; -101.175749. It is situated along U.S. Highway 60 in east central Carson County, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Panhandle, the Carson County seat, and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Amarillo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, White Deer has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

The community was first settled around 1882, when the British-owned Francklyn Land and Cattle Company, later reorganized as the White Deer Land Company, occupied the area and began stocking it with cattle. George Tyng, general manager of the property, built the headquarters for White Deer or Diamond F Ranch at the site in 1887. Around the same time, the Purcell Company purchased land in the vicinity as a right-of-way for the Southern Kansas Railway of Texas. A depot was built in 1888. The site was initially known as "Paton" (after John Paton), then "Whig", before being renamed White Deer in January 1899 – after nearby White Deer Creek. During the 1890s, British shareholders began selling land for small farms and ranches to settlers. The community moved to its present location near the railroad line in 1908. A year later, Henry Czerner and Ben Urbanczyk established a community of Polish farmers from central Texas at the northeastern edge of town. There were approximately 50 people living in White Deer by 1910.


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