Gray County, Texas

Gray County
County
The Gray County Courthouse
The Gray County Courthouse
Map of Texas highlighting Gray County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°25′N 100°49′W / 35.41°N 100.81°W / 35.41; -100.81
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1902
Named forPeter W. Gray
SeatPampa
Largest cityPampa
Area
 • Total
929 sq mi (2,410 km2)
 • Land926 sq mi (2,400 km2)
 • Water3.4 sq mi (9 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,227
 • Density23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district13th
Websitewww.co.gray.tx.us

Gray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,227.[1] The county seat is Pampa.[2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1902.[3] Gray County is named for Peter W. Gray,[4] a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the American Civil War.

Gray County comprises the Pampa, TX micropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "Gray County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 142.