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Carson CountyTexas

Carson County is a county in Texas, formed in 1876 with its seat in Panhandle. It was named after Samuel Price Carson.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatPanhandle
  • Named forSamuel Price Carson
  • Land area920 sq mi + 3.9 sq mi water
  • Population5,807 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped7,061 checked 14 October 2026
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ArmstrongPotter Panhandle Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Carson on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Carson highlighted

History

Formed in 1876 from Jack County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Carson County was created from Bexar Territory and Young Territory on November 19, 1876, but was not fully organized at that time and was attached to Jack County for judicial, surveying and all other purposes. Over the following years, Carson was attached to and detached from several neighboring counties for judicial purposes: Wheeler County in 1879, Donley County in 1883, and Wheeler again briefly, before being fully organized and detached from Donley County on June 29, 1888.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1876
    Carson County created Carson created from Bexar Territory and Young Territory; Carson not fully organized, attached to Jack "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Jack
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 235-236, 242
  2. 1879
    Changed Carson detached from Jack, attached to Wheeler "for judicial purposes."
    JackWheeler
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29
  3. 1883
    Changed Carson detached from Wheeler, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    WheelerDonley
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 4/p. 30
  4. 1888
    Changed Carson fully organized, detached from Donley.
    Donley
    · Randel, 1:38
  5. 1889
    Changed Hutchinson detached from Wheeler, attached to Carson "for judicial purposes."
    HutchinsonWheeler
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 2/p. 162
  6. 1891
    Changed Hutchinson detached from Carson, attached to Roberts "for judicial purposes."
    HutchinsonRoberts
    · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 74/p. 92

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Carson

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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Carson by the Census

Population
5,807 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,776 2020 Census count
Land area
920 square miles
Water area
3.9 square miles
People per sq mi
6 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Carson County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Carson County

When was Carson County founded?
Carson County was founded in 1876, formed from Jack County, and named after Samuel Price Carson.
What is the county seat of Carson County?
The county seat of Carson County is Panhandle.
Is there an online parcel map for Carson County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 7,061 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Carson County's boundary or name changed?
Carson County was created in 1876 from Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Wheeler County, Donley County and Hutchinson County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Carson County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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