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Welcome to Gray County ...

Time Zone: Gray County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Pampa is the Seat for Gray County.

Gray County was founded in 1876 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gray had a population of 21,886 people. This is a decrease of 2.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,470 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gray represented 0.09% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Gray County:

  • Lefors
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McLean
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pampa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pampa is located in Gray County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pampa <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.