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  1. Amarillo, Texas. /  35.19917°N 101.84528°W  / 35.19917; -101.84528. Amarillo ( / ˌæməˈrɪloʊ / [6] AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas Panhandle. [7] A portion of the city extends ...

  2. Amarillo, Texas. /  35.19917°N 101.84528°W  / 35.19917; -101.84528. Amarillo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in the northern part of Texas. The city's economy is mostly based on cattle. In 2020, 200,393 people lived there.

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  3. 2006 - Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts opens. 2010 - Population: 190,695. [13] 2011 - Paul Harpole becomes mayor. [2] 2017 - Xcel Energy opens a new building in downtown Amarillo Also a new downtown hotel was built along with a parking garage. Also Ginger Nelson was elected the 2nd female mayor in Amarillo.

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  5. Mar 4, 2024 · Amarillo, city, seat (1887) of Potter county (and partly in Randall county), on the high plains of northern Texas, U.S. The chief city of the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo is located on a sandy playa, or dry lake bed, and the tawny colour of its soil lends the city its name (Spanish: Yellow). At first called Oneida, the city originated in 1887 as a ...

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  6. West Texas State University at Canyon was founded in 1909, and Amarillo College in 1929. Scheduled airplane transportation began on June 19, 1929 and air mail service on July 1, 1930. Gas was discovered in September, 1918, two miles north of Amarillo in the Hapgood well.

  7. By plane. Tribute to a fallen comrade. Richard Douglas Husband (1957-2003), an Amarillo native and the namesake of the city's airport, was the commander of the space shuttle Columbia which disintegrated in the skies over Texas on 1 February 2003, killing him and his six crewmates. 35.219444 -101.705833.

  8. Aug 2, 2022 · In Amarillo, the average age is 34.2 years, 32.7 years for men, and 35.6 years for women. Best Things To Do In Amarillo Cadillac Ranch Cadillac Ranch - located along I-40 in Amarillo, Texas. Editorial credit: YuniqueB / Shutterstock.com. On the western outskirts of Amarillo, there is a surprisingly entertaining and accessible attraction.

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