Census year	Population
1880	50
1890	58
1900	303
1910	892
1920	721
1930	14,848
1940	19,069
1950	31,580
1960	34,419
1970	24,443
1980	26,304
1990	25,689
2000	23,857
2010	22,150
2020	20,617

The original residents of the Texas Panhandle were the plains Indians and some of the Adobe tribes. They resented the intrusion of the settlers because the white men slaughtered the buffalo and left the meat to rot. There was a great war between the natives and the intruders and the natives lost, as is the way with the world. At first, the intrusion was slight but then oil was discovered and people came from everywhere to reap the benefits. The rugged cattlemen who owned the property became wealthy overnight. The area is still known for wheat and cattle.