Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,807. 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.
Restored filling station in Skellytown, Texas
Panhandle is the county seat of Carson County, Texas, United States. The population of the town was 2,452 at the 2010 census. Panhandle is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area.
Welcome sign in Panhandle
Panhandle City Hall is located in the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Brick streets in Panhandle
Panhandle High School sign