Carson

Carson County

Updated on: November 16, 2021
Coordinates
35 24' 36" N, 101 21' 0" W (35.41, -101.35)
State
Texas
Region
Panhandle
County Seat:
Panhandle
Year Organized:
1876
Total Square Miles:
924.106
920 square miles (2,400 km2) land
3.9 square miles (10 km2) (0.4%) water
Population:
6032 (2017)
Population: Est. 6,057 (2016) 6,182 (2010)
Persons/Square Mile:
7
Carson County Website
http://www.co.carson.tx.us/

Contiguous Counties

Hutchinson (N)
Roberts (NE)
Gray (E)
Armstrong (S)
Potter (W)
Moore (NW)
Donley (SE)
Randall (SW)

County structure

Government Type:
County
Authority:
Dillon's Rule
Legislative Body:
Commisioners Court
Size of Legislative Body:
5

Demographics

2018 Population:
6032
25 to 64 Years of Age:
48.98%
65 Years of Age and Older:
19.53%

Economy, 2018

Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
$900.3 M
Labor Force:
3,040
Unemployment Rate:
2.80%

County Contact

501 Main Street
County Courthouse
Panhandle, TX

http://www.co.carson.tx.us

Carson County, TX, lies in the TX panhandle on the Eastwards of Amarillo. The county’s name came from the first Texas state secretary Samuel P Carson. Carson County has fertile soils and prairie lands. Its capital, Panhandle, has a history of ranching, railroad arrival, gas and oil industry which have significantly contributed to the growth of this city.  

The Pantex Plant started originally to pack bombs and artillery shells during the second world war. The plant remains vital to Carson county because it’s the primary facility for maintaining, dismantling, and assembling nuclear weapons.  

Carson county also harbors the 190-foot cross of steel. It sits in Groom city, off interstate forty. Here’s what you need to know about Carson county.  

Carson County Offices 

The first county office in Carson County, TX, is the county judge. The county judge is Honourable Judge Dan Looten, Phone: 806-537-3622 and Fax: 806-537-2244. He is also a member of the Commissioner’s court. 

Then you have Carson county TX attorney, Scott Sherwood (Phone: 806-537-3220, Fax: 806-537-3592), the county clerk honorable Celeste Bichsel (Phone: 806-537-3873, Fax: 806-537-3623), who is the district and county clerk.  

The Carson county treasurer is Denise Salzbrenner (Phone: 806-537-3753, Fax: 806-537-3969), while the county tax collector is Jackie Moore (Phone: 806-537-3412, Fax: 806-537-3795).  

Then you have the Carson county sheriff’s office (Phone: 806-537-3511, Fax: 806-537-3514). Its undersheriff Tam Terry. Other county offices include the justice of the peace and the Carson county Auditor, emergency management office, and the extensions office. For more information on these offices or getting the other contact details, be sure to visit the Carson county website. 

The commissioner’s court has four precincts and the judge. So, the first Pct is Mike Britten. The office phone: 806-248-7277 and Fax: 806-537-2244. 

Next, you have commissioner James Martin. His phone and fax are 806 537 3622 and 806 537 2244. Then there’s Mike Jennings; her office phone is 806-537-3622, her fax is 806-537-2244, and finally Kelvin Howell (Phone: 806-537-3622, Fax: 806-537-2244). These are the second, third, and fourth precincts.  

The court proposes and approves the county budget. They also approve the budgeted purchases and fill the appointive or elective vacant seats.  

The court also sets and approves all benefits and salaries of the Carson county officials. You may find more about the Commissioner’s court in the Texas Association of Counties 

Please note: the office hours are Monday through Friday from eight am to twelve pm then from one pm to four-thirty pm.  

Population Health Carson County  

The Carson county health assessment entails several factors. These factors include assessing the citizens’ healthy behaviors, ability to easily access healthcare services, the health outcomes of their behaviors, plus the mental health within the Carson county community.  

Thus, according to the World Report U.S. News, the county has an overall health score of 63 percent. The population without cover is 15.3%, and the percentage of smokers is 16.3%. The life expectancy of the citizens is 78.1 years, which beats the national median, which is 77.5. 

Several factors determine the county’s score on the availability of accessing health care. These include the hospital beds available, accessibility to a primary care physician, and the citizens without health coverage. Here, Carson county score is 19%  

Other assessments include healthy behaviors, and the county score is 61 percent. You also have the health conditions 73 percent, mental health 72%, and the health outcomes are seventy-five percent. Generally, the county ranks at number 279 out of five hundred.  

The Economic Sources Carson County TX 

First, the county has loam soil with level and broken lands. Thus the economy entails agribusiness, including nuclear weapon disassembling in the Pantes nuclear plant, Amarillo commuting, and other petrochemical plants.  

Also, the county has natural resources, which include gas production and oil mining. The tourism department registers incomes from the steel cross in Groom, the museums, and the Barbecue squire House in the fall.   

The agriculture carried out in Carson County includes plants like wheat, sorghum, hay, corn, cotton, soybeans, cattle, and others. Plus, according to the Texas Almanac, the current market value is 91.8 million.  

Carson County Cities and Towns 

Panhandle 

Panhandle, Carson County, TX capital, obtained the name from the land’s topography on the northern part of Texas and its central location. The city’s area is 25,887 sq mi, and its population is 2252.  

Panhandle became the capital back in 1888 after the organization of the county. Currently, the city harbors government and services, petroleum, agribusiness, Amarillo commuters, the celebration of the veterans day, petroleum center, etc.  

Groom  

Groom town Carson County TX has an area of 0.75 square miles with an estimated population of 671. The town is in the Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, Amarillo. The city lies on the interstate highway forty forty-two miles eastward Amarillo. It’s also a farming center with government services, and it celebrates The Groom Day Fest in Aug.  

Skellytown  

Skellytown, TX’s population is estimated to be 430 as the town has continued to decline in residents. It’s a small town with an area of 137 hectares. The zip code is 79080, and its area code is 806.  

White Deer  

White Deer is also a tiny town in Carson County, TX. Its area is 4.507 km square, and its population is 715. It’s also part of the Metropolitan Amarillo statistical area. The town’s zip code is 79097, and the area code is 736. White Deer is known for the Polish Sausage fest held in November. 

Carson County eFiling Requirement 

Carson county announced that it’s live on eFileTexas. This system entails electronic filing for keeping criminal and electronic cases. Thus, if any citizen hasn’t linked with an eService provider, they must check the website and find the detailed instructions on filing cases or how to ask questions.  

However, for those who may want to efile a case, you may access the service at the texas efile website. Please note: you must submit every document for similar cases as a lead file/document. But you must submit orders in separate envelopes before forwarding them to the judge.