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Potter CountyTexas

Potter County is a county in Texas, founded in 1876, with its seat at Amarillo.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatAmarillo
  • Named forRobert Potter
  • Land area908 sq mi + 14 sq mi water
  • Population118,525 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped53,466 checked 14 October 2026
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RandallMooreCarson Amarillo Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Potter on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Potter 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.

Potter County was not fully organized at its creation in 1876 and was attached to Jack County for judicial and other purposes. Between 1879 and 1881, Potter was successively attached to Wheeler County and then Oldham County for judicial purposes. Potter became fully organized in 1887 and was detached from Oldham County. In 1889, Moore, Randall, and Sherman counties were attached to Potter for judicial purposes, though Sherman, Randall, and Moore were each fully organized and detached in subsequent months.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1876
    Potter County created Potter created from Bexar Territory and Young Territory; Potter 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. 236, 242
  2. 1879
    Changed Potter detached from Jack, attached to Wheeler "for judicial purposes."
    JackWheeler
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29
  3. 1881
    Changed Potter detached from Wheeler, attached to Oldham "for judicial purposes."
    WheelerOldham
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 13, sec. 5/p. 8
  4. 1887
    Changed Potter fully organized, detached from Oldham.
    Oldham
    · "Potter County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:300
  5. 1889
    Changed Moore, Randall, and Sherman detached from Oldham, all attached to Potter "for judicial purposes."
    MooreRandallShermanOldham
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 10/p. 163
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1876
    Potter County created Potter created from Bexar Territory and Young Territory; Potter 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. 236, 242
  2. 1879
    Changed Potter detached from Jack, attached to Wheeler "for judicial purposes."
    JackWheeler
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29
  3. 1881
    Changed Potter detached from Wheeler, attached to Oldham "for judicial purposes."
    WheelerOldham
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 13, sec. 5/p. 8
  4. 1887
    Changed Potter fully organized, detached from Oldham.
    Oldham
    · "Potter County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:300
  5. 1889
    Changed Moore, Randall, and Sherman detached from Oldham, all attached to Potter "for judicial purposes."
    MooreRandallShermanOldham
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 10/p. 163
  6. c. 1889
    Changed Sherman fully organized, detached from Potter.
    Sherman
    · McDaniel, 1:29
  7. c. 1889
    Changed Randall fully organized, detached from Potter.
    Randall
    · "Randall County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:438
  8. 1892
    Changed Moore fully organized, detached from Potter.
    Moore
    · "Moore County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:826

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Potter

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Potter by the Census

Population
118,525 2020 Census count
Housing units
48,692 2020 Census count
Land area
908 square miles
Water area
14 square miles
People per sq mi
130 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

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Potter County

When was Potter County founded?
Potter County was founded in 1876, formed from Jack County, and named after Robert Potter.
What is the county seat of Potter County?
The county seat of Potter County is Amarillo.
Is there an online parcel map for Potter County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 53,466 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Potter County's boundary or name changed?
Potter County was created in 1876 from Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Oldham County, Moore County and Randall County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Potter 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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