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Randall County

U.S. county

The Randall County Courthouse in 2011

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Location within the U.S. state of Texas

Texas's location within the U.S.

Country

United States

State

Texas

Founded

1889

Largest city

Area

• Total

922 sq mi (2,390 km²)

• Land

912 sq mi (2,360 km²)

• Water

11 sq mi (30 km²) 1.2%

Population

(2020)

• Total

140,753

• Density

152.66/sq mi (58.94/km²)

Time zone

UTC−6 (Central)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−5 (CDT)

Congressional district

13th

Randall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 140,753. Its county seat is Canyon. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1889. It is named for Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general killed at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry. The reason the county name differs from his is because the bill creating the county misspelled Randal's name.

Randall County is part of the Amarillo, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, which reached into six counties, held acreage in Randall County.

Geography
Demographics
- 2020 census
Communities
Education
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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 922 square miles (2,390 km²), of which 912 square miles (2,360 km²) is land and 11 square miles (28 km²) (1.2%) is covered by water.

Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the United States, is located in Randall County.

Major highways

Interstate 27
U.S. Highway 60
U.S. Highway 87
State Highway 217
Loop 335

Adjacent counties

Potter County (north)
Oldham County (northwest)
Armstrong County (east)
Carson County (northeast)
Swisher County (south)
Briscoe County (southeast)
Castro County (southwest)
Deaf Smith County (west)

National protected area

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	3	—
1890	187	6,133.3%
1900	963	415.0%
1910	3,312	243.9%
1920	3,675	11.0%
1930	7,071	92.4%
1940	7,185	1.6%
1950	13,774	91.7%
1960	33,913	146.2%
1970	53,885	58.9%
1980	75,062	39.3%
1990	89,673	19.5%
2000	104,312	16.3%
2010	120,725	15.7%
2020	140,753	16.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

**Randall County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	94,361	95,457	78.16%	67.82%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,701	4,567	2.24%	3.24%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	586	794	0.49%	0.56%
Asian alone (NH)	1,625	2,604	1.35%	1.85%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	29	54	0.02%	0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	93	412	0.08%	0.29%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	1,555	5,282	1.29%	3.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,775	31,583	16.38%	22.44%
Total	120,725	140,753	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.