Amarillo | |
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Coordinates: 35°11′57″N 101°50′43″W / 35.19917°N 101.84528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Potter and Randall |
Named for | Amarillo Lake |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Body | City Council |
• Mayor | Cole Stanley (Since May 2023) |
• Councilmember Place 1 | Josh Craft (Since July 2023) |
• Councilmember Place 2 | Don Tipps (Since May 2023) |
• Councilmember Place 3 | Tom Scherlen (Since May 2023) |
• Councilmember Place 4 | Les Simpson (Since July 2023) |
Area | |
• City | 103.86 sq mi (268.99 km2) |
• Land | 102.30 sq mi (264.97 km2) |
• Water | 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) |
Elevation | 3,668 ft (1,118 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 200,393 |
• Density | 1,948.81/sq mi (752.44/km2) |
• Urban | 205,860 (US: 185th)[2] |
• Urban density | 2,450.9/sq mi (946.3/km2) |
• Metro | 268,691 (US: 184th) |
Demonym | Amarilloan |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 79101–79111, 79114, 79116–79121, 79123–79124, 79159, 79163, 79166–79168, 79171–79172, 79174, 79178, 79182, 79185, 79187, 79189 |
Area code | 806 |
FIPS code | 48-03000[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1351066[3] |
Website | www |
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.[5]