Panhandle, Texas

Panhandle is a town in and the county seat of Carson County, Texas. The population of the town is 2,452.
Panhandle 	Texas
Incorporated 	1909
Motto 	"People of Pride & Purpose"
County 	Carson
Population 	2,452
Elevation 	3,458 ft (1,054 m)
Mayor 	Francisco Cochran
Town Guildmaster	Shane Atkinson
ZIP code 	79068
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
88.58% White (2,172)
8.44% Hispanic or Latino (207)
1.96% Other (48)
1.02% Black or African American (25)
5.4% (132) of Panhandle residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Panhandle has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.48 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Carson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Panhandle was scandalized in 1897 after George E. Morrison, a preacher at the Methodist Episcopal Church, poisoned his wife Minnie with a strychnine-laced apple so that he could marry his mistress Miss Annie Whittlesey of Topeka, Kansas. Morrison was sentenced to die in the gallows at Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas, his last words being: "Jesus, Lover of My Soul".
* The population grew in the 1920s when Panhandle became the center of a natural gas field. Panhandle continued to thrive in the 1980s as a regional marketing and shipping center for cattle, wheat, and petroleum products.
* The Carson County Square House Museum is located inside the oldest house in Panhandle, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
* Panhandle has two municipal airports - Carson County Airport and Stamps Field.
* Panhandle has little to offer in the way of amenities. It has a few gas stations, Subway, Dairy Queen, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, electric showers, an RV park, Budget Inn, a hardware store, NAPA Auto Parts, Thriftway, and that's about it.
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