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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. 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. 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.

Pampa city overview:
Name:	Pampa city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Gray County
Elevation:	3,238 ft (987 m)
Total Area:	9.02 sq mi (23.36 km²)
Land Area:	9.02 sq mi (23.36 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	16,867
Population Density:	1,869.96/sq mi (722.05/km²)
ZIP code:	79065-79066
Area code:	806
FIPS code:	4854912
Website:	www.cityofpampa.org

Online Interactive Map

Pampa online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Pampa location map. Where is Pampa city?

Pampa location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pampa city. — Pampa location on the U.S. Map.

Pampa location on the Texas map. Where is Pampa city. — Location of Pampa in Texas.

History

In 1888, the Santa Fe Railroad was constructed through the area where Pampa would be established. A rail station and telegraph office were built, and the townsite was laid out by George Tyng, manager of the White Deer Lands ranch. The town was first called “Glasgow”, then “Sutton”, and then the name was changed to “Pampa” after the pampas grasslands of South America at Mr. Tyng’s suggestion. Timothy Dwight Hobart, a native of Vermont, sold plots of land for the town only to people who agreed to settle there and develop the land, and Pampa soon became a center for agriculture. Gas and oil were discovered in the Texas Panhandle in 1916. Pampa prospered greatly in the resulting oil boom, and the Gray County seat of government was moved in 1928 from Lefors to Pampa.

The Army Air Forces Training Command operated the Pampa Army Air Field that was in operation from 1942 to 1945. The former base is located near the intersection of SH 152 and FM 1474, about 10 miles east of the town.

1995 tornado

On June 8, 1995, a violent tornado hit the industrial section on the west side of Pampa, destroying or damaging about 250 businesses and homes. It resulted in $30 million in damage and was the costliest and the most destructive tornado on record for this town. It had a 3-mile-long path and was 200 yards wide. At its peak, it was rated an F4 on the Fujita scale.

Pampa Road Map

Pampa city Satellite Map

Geography

Pampa is located in northwestern Gray County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 9.0 square miles (23.2 km), all land.

U.S. Route 60 passes through Pampa, leading northeast 46 miles (74 km) to Canadian and southwest 54 miles (87 km) to Amarillo. Texas State Highway 70 crosses US 60 in the southwest part of Pampa and leads north 62 miles (100 km) to Perryton and south 24 miles (39 km) to Interstate 40.