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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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.
Carson County is included in the Amarillo, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 356
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| 1900 | 469
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| 1910 | 2,127
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| 1920 | 3,078
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| 1930 | 7,745
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| 1940 | 6,624
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| 1950 | 6,852
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| 1960 | 7,781
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| 1970 | 6,358
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| 1980 | 6,672
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| 1990 | 6,576
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