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Welcome to Randall County ...

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

The community of Canyon is the Seat for Randall County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Randall had a population of 137,713 people. This is an increase of 13.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 121,179 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Randall represented 0.48% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Randall County:

  • Canyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canyon is located in Randall County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <2>
  • Lake Tanglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Palisades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Palisades is located in Randall County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Timbercreek Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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