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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
Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,525. Its county seat is Amarillo. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. It is named for Robert Potter, a politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Texas Secretary of the Navy.
Potter County is included in the Amarillo metropolitan area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1870 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | 28
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| 1890 | 849
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| 1900 | 1,820
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| 1910 | 12,424
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| 1920 | 16,710
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| 1930 | 46,080
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| 1940 | 54,265
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| 1950 | 73,366
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| 1960 | 115,580
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| 1970 | 90,511
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| 1980 | 98,637
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| 1990 | 97,874
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