Fritch, Texas
Fritch lies in Hutchinson County in the Panhandle, about 32 miles northeast of Amarillo, in the broken plains and canyon country along the Canadian River. The town sits near Lake Meredith, a reservoir on the Canadian that draws boaters and anglers, and near the Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, where prehistoric peoples mined flint for thousands of years. The landscape mixes flat High Plains grassland with the rugged breaks that drop toward the river.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,751
- Change from 2020 base
- -5.2%
- Land area
- 1.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hutchinson County and Moore County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Fritch crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Fritch
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Fritch.
Local History
How Oil Shaped Hutchinson County
An oil discovery in the early 1920s turned a quiet ranching county into a booming industrial hub almost overnight — and oil still shapes the local economy today.
Property Tax
Who Handles Property Taxes in Hutchinson County
Two separate offices handle property taxes here. The appraisal district sets values, and the tax assessor-collector sends bills and takes payments.
History
Oil and Gas Shaped Moore County Starting in the 1920s
Moore County went from a cattle-ranching area to an oil and gas hub after commercial production began in 1927, reshaping the county's towns and economy.
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