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Amarillo is the 11th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas an the 119th Largest City In The U.S. and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city, the biggest in the Texas Panhandle, extends into Randall County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 173,627 (though a July 1, 2005 estimate placed the city's population at 183,021). The Amarillo metropolitan area, however, has an estimated population of 236,113 in four counties. By 2010 The city's population is expected to be 200,000.

Trivia about amarillo

  • Referring to its Spanish name, this chief Texas Panhandle city is nicknamed the "Yellow Rose of Texas"
  • The roadside attraction called the Cadillac Ranch is in this Texas city whose name is Spanish for "yellow"
  • Have a 72-ounce steak at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in this Texas Panhandle city
  • A 6-story steel column in this Texas Panhandle city commemorates helium, which is found in abundance there
  • The name of this Texas city is Spanish for "yellow"
  • From Spanish, the name of this Texas city refers to the yellowish banks of a nearby stream

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