Summary for Bishop Hills

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Located in: Potter County (see below)

Time Zone: Bishop Hills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 806

Elevation: 3,510 feet [1,069.85 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bishop Hills)

Population

Total Area:<3> 0.31 sq. miles [0.8 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 88

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bishop Hills:

Lat: 35.261400° (or 35°15'41" N)

Lon: -101.951900° (or -101°57'6" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cliffside<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bishop Hills

GNIS ID: 2411693

FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 08398

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bishop Hills)

The town of Amarillo is the County Seat for {Potter County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Potter)

Population

Total Area: 921 sq. miles [2,387.9 km²] - of which 1.48% is water (13.62 sq. miles [35.3 km²])

Housing Units: 47,271

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Potter

GNIS ID: 1383973

FIPS State / County Code: 48 / 375

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bishop Hills)

About Texas

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Texas

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID: 1779801

FIPS State: 48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bishop Hills)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bishop Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bishop Hills. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bishop Hills, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bishop Hills.