Oldham County, Texas

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Oldham County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in the Texas Panhandle known for its ranching heritage and location along historic Route 66.

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Oldham County, Texas canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Texas
areaLand approximately 1500 square miles
areaTotal approximately 1500 square miles
areaWater less than 1 square mile
bordersCounty Deaf Smith County, Texas
Hartley County, Texas NERFINISHED
Moore County, Texas NERFINISHED
Potter County, Texas
Quay County, New Mexico
Union County, New Mexico
characteristic sparsely populated
climate semi-arid
containsPointOfInterest Adrian midpoint of Route 66 (geographic midpoint of historic Route 66)
linked to: U.S. Route 66
containsSettlement Adrian, Texas
Boys Ranch, Texas
Vega, Texas
Wildorado, Texas
country United States
countySeat Vega, Texas
economicActivity cattle ranching
fipsCode 48-359
gnisID 01383840
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 806
hasFeature open prairie landscape
ranchlands
hasHistoricSite Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch
Route 66 roadside attractions near Adrian
knownFor location along historic U.S. Route 66
ranching heritage
landUse agriculture
rangeland
largestCity Vega, Texas
locatedIn northwestern Texas
linked to: Texas Panhandle
locatedInCongressionalDistrict Texas's 13th congressional district
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Oldham County, Kentucky
partOf United States Great Plains
linked to: Great Plains
population approximately 1900 (2020 census)
populationDensity very low
postalAbbreviation TX
region Texas Panhandle
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 40
U.S. Highway 385 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 66 (historic)
linked to: U.S. Route 66

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Quay County borderedBy Oldham County, Texas
Deaf Smith County hasBorderWith Oldham County, Texas
Randall County borders Oldham County, Texas