- For the town, see Panhandle, Texas. Panhandle is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2589 at the 2000 census
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by the state of New Mexico to the west and the state of Oklahoma to the north and east. A panhandle or salient is an informal geographic term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity such as an New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The southern border of Swisher County is considered to be the southern boundary of the region, though some consider the region to extend as far south as Lubbock County. Swisher County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 8378 Its land area is 66,883. 58 km² (25,823. 9 sq mi), or nearly 10 percent of the state's total. There is an additional 162. 53 km² (62. 75 sq mi) of water area. Its population as of the 2000 census was 402,862 residents, or 1. 932 percent of the state's population. The Panhandle is distinct from North Texas, which is more to the southeast. A panhandle or salient is an informal geographic term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity such as an This is an article about a region of Texas For the university in Denton see University of North Texas.
Most of the western half west of the Caprock escarpment and north and south of the Canadian River breaks is rather flat terrain. The Canadian River is the largest Tributary of the Arkansas River. The largest city in the Panhandle is Amarillo. The relatively flat land gives way to Palo Duro Canyon southeast of the city, the second largest canyon in the United States. Palo Duro Canyon is a Canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment in the Panhandle of Texas ( USA) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the North of Amarillo lies Lake Meredith, an artificial reservoir created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River. Lake Meredith is a man-made Lake formed by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River at Sanford Texas. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The Canadian River is the largest Tributary of the Arkansas River. The lake, along with the Ogallala Aquifer, provide drinking water and irrigation for this moderately dry area of the high plains. The Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, is a vast yet shallow underground Water table Aquifer located beneath the Great Plains This article is about a geographic region in the United States
Because the Act of Admission of Texas into the Union allows the state to divide itself, a bill was introduced to the Texas legislature in 1915 in order to create a State of Jefferson, made up of the Texas Panhandle. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
The Texas Panhandle has been identified as one of the fastest-growing wind-power-producing regions in the nation over the past decade because of its strong, steady winds. [1]
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Counties
- Armstrong County
- Briscoe County
- Carson County
- Castro County
- Childress County
- Collingsworth County
- Dallam County
- Deaf Smith County
- Donley County
- Gray County
- Hall County
- Hansford County
- Hartley County
- Hemphill County
- Hutchinson County
- Lipscomb County
- Moore County
- Ochiltree County
- Oldham County
- Parmer County
- Potter County
- Randall County
- Roberts County
- Sherman County
- Swisher County
- Wheeler County
Major cities
- Amarillo
- Borger
- Bovina
- Cactus
- Canadian
- Canyon
- Childress
- Clarendon
- Claude
- Dalhart
- Dimmitt
- Dumas
- Friona
- Fritch
- Hereford
- Memphis
- Pampa
- Panhandle
- Perryton
- Shamrock
- Spearman
- Stinnett
- Stratford
- Sunray
- Tulia
- Wellington
References
- Counties of the Texas Panhandle United States Census Bureau
See also
External links
- Panhandle from the Handbook of Texas Online
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