Pampa, Texas

Pampa, Texas
City
Pampa business district
Pampa business district
Coordinates: 35°32′52″N 100°57′54″W / 35.54778°N 100.96500°W / 35.54778; -100.96500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGray
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • Total9.02 sq mi (23.36 km2)
 • Land9.02 sq mi (23.36 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,225 ft (983 m)
Population
 • Total16,867
 • Density1,869.96/sq mi (722.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79065-79066
Area code806
FIPS code48-54912[4]
GNIS feature ID =1364740[1]
Websitewww.cityofpampa.org
Model chapel in White Deer Museum
Ironing in the kitchen, ca. 1900, White Deer Museum

Pampa (from the Quechua: pampa, meaning "plain") is a city in Gray County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,867 as of the 2020 census.[3] Pampa is the county seat of Gray County and is the principal city of the Pampa micropolitan statistical area, which includes both Gray and Roberts Counties.[5] Pampa is named after the Pampas Lowlands in Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.

Pampa hosts the Top o' Texas Rodeo each year in July, which brings competitors from Texas and the surrounding states to Gray County. The White Deer Land Company Museum, which showcases ranching exhibits, is located in downtown Pampa.[6]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pampa, Texas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Texas State Travel Guide, 2007, p. 128