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About Carson County Carson County, in the center of the Panhandle and on the eastern edge of the Texas High Plains, is bounded on the north by Hutchinson County, on the west by Potter County, on the south by Armstrong County, and on the east by Gray County. Carson County was named for Samuel P. Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. Carson County has a balanced and
diversified economy based on ranching, farming, oil,
transportation, and the Pantex plant. Most of the
farmland is located in the eastern part of the county,
while the western part remains ranchland. In the 1940s
and 1950s many local farmers drilled irrigation wells to
tap the Ogallala Aquifer, and by the 1980s about 33
percent of cultivated land in the county was irrigated.
The local agricultural economy remained relatively
static after the 1940s; by 1982, land under cultivation
totaled 281,424 acres. The number of farms and farmers
declined, however, as mechanization led to a growth in
farm size and corresponding decline in the number of
farms. To post your Queries, Biographies,
Bible Records, Deeds, Obituaries,
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This page was last updated June 2, 2023. � 1997-2023 by the Carson County
Coordinator
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