Randall County
County
The Randall County Courthouse in 2011
The Randall County Courthouse in 2011
Official seal of Randall County
Seal
Map of Texas highlighting Randall County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°58′N 101°54′W / 34.97°N 101.9°W / 34.97; -101.9
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1889
Named forHorace Randal
SeatCanyon
Largest cityAmarillo
Area
 • Total922 sq mi (2,390 km2)
 • Land912 sq mi (2,360 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total140,753
 • Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district13th
Websitewww.randallcounty.com

Randall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 140,753.[1] Its county seat is Canyon.[2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1889.[3] 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, alongside adjacent Potter County is part of the Amarillo 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

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.[4]

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

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18803—
18901876,133.3%
1900963415.0%
19103,312243.9%
19203,67511.0%
19307,07192.4%
19407,1851.6%
195013,77491.7%
196033,913146.2%
197053,88558.9%
198075,06239.3%
199089,67319.5%
2000104,31216.3%
2010120,72515.7%
2020140,75316.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850–2010[6] 2010[7] 2020[8]
Randall County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 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.

As of the census[9] of 2000, 104,312 people, 41,240 households, and 28,785 families resided in the county. The population density was 114 people per square mile (44 people/km2). The 43,261 housing units averaged 47 units per square mile (18/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.44% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. About 10.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 41,240 households, 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were not families; 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was distributed as 26.10% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,712, and for a family was $52,420. Males had a median income of $36,333 versus $25,358 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,840. About 5.70% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Although once more Democratic-leaning, the county has become solidly Republican. The Republican candidate has carried the county in every presidential election since 1952, usually by overwhelming margins.[10] In the last thirteen elections, no Republican candidate has received less than 61% of the county's vote,[11] and since 2000, Randall has been the nation's most Republican "metropolitan" county outside of predominantly Mormon counties in Utah.[12]

Randall County was one of the more than 200 counties in Texas to cast the majority of its votes for Republican John McCain. McCain received 41,895 votes, which was 81% of the total, while Democrat Barack Obama received 9,461 votes, or 18% of the total, far below his national percentage.

United States presidential election results for Randall County, Texas[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 50,796 78.54% 12,802 19.79% 1,076 1.66%
2016 43,462 80.03% 8,367 15.41% 2,476 4.56%
2012 41,447 83.40% 7,574 15.24% 675 1.36%
2008 41,948 80.93% 9,468 18.27% 416 0.80%
2004 40,520 83.40% 7,849 16.15% 218 0.45%
2000 33,921 81.17% 7,209 17.25% 660 1.58%
1996 28,266 71.33% 9,177 23.16% 2,184 5.51%
1992 24,971 61.60% 9,119 22.50% 6,447 15.90%
1988 27,986 76.33% 8,492 23.16% 188 0.51%
1984 30,249 83.08% 6,044 16.60% 116 0.32%
1980 23,136 73.72% 7,323 23.34% 923 2.94%
1976 17,115 64.53% 9,074 34.21% 335 1.26%
1972 18,557 83.13% 3,470 15.54% 296 1.33%
1968 11,400 61.32% 4,060 21.84% 3,132 16.85%
1964 7,843 56.50% 6,016 43.34% 22 0.16%
1960 6,958 67.76% 3,282 31.96% 29 0.28%
1956 4,609 62.28% 2,774 37.49% 17 0.23%
1952 4,305 69.28% 1,905 30.66% 4 0.06%
1948 722 26.05% 1,936 69.84% 114 4.11%
1944 409 19.34% 1,439 68.04% 267 12.62%
1940 382 17.67% 1,779 82.28% 1 0.05%
1936 142 7.87% 1,656 91.80% 6 0.33%
1932 231 14.10% 1,394 85.10% 13 0.79%
1928 733 52.66% 659 47.34% 0 0.00%
1924 154 18.22% 627 74.20% 64 7.57%
1920 183 33.21% 360 65.34% 8 1.45%
1916 63 14.93% 341 80.81% 18 4.27%
1912 21 6.34% 269 81.27% 41 12.39%

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Education

School districts include:[14]

All of the county is in the service area of Amarillo College.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Randall County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Randall County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Randall County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "Presidential election of 1952 - Map by counties". geoelections.free.fr. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "President Map - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". elections.nytimes.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ^ ‘100 Most Republican Counties in 2000 Presidential Election’; The American Statesman, September 17, 2004
  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Randall County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022. - list
  15. ^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.164. AMARILLO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..

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