Callahan County, Texas

Callahan County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 13,544.
Callahan County 	Texas
Founded 	1877
Named for 	James Hughes Callahan
County seat 	Baird
Largest city 	Clyde
Population 	13,544
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	11th
County Guildmaster	Scott Blankenship
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 Business
US Route 283
Texas State Highway 36
Texas State Highway 206
Texas State Highway 279
Texas State Highway 351
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Eastland County (east)
Shackelford County (north)
Jones County (northwest)
Coleman County (south)
Brown County (southeast)
Taylor County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
87.34% White (11,830)
9.15% Hispanic or Latino (1,239)
2.20% Other (298)
1.31% Black or African American (177)
12.9% (1,747) of Callahan County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Callahan County has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.74 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-71%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-53%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-32%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-22%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-50%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-10%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-62%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-71%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-61%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-48%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-72%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-70%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-55%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-74%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-75%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-60%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-42%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-70%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-28%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-13%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-70%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-43%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-23%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-70%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-54%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-65%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-71%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Baird - 1,496
Clyde - 3,713
=== Towns ===
Cross Plains - 982
Putnam - 94
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Admiral
Cottonwood
Eula
=== Ghost towns ===
Belle Plain
Callahan City
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	28 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	3 inches
Average yearly sunny days	244
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	1 (Very Low)
== Fun facts ==
* The county seat is named after Matthew Baird, the owner and director of the Texas & Pacific Railway. The railway depot is now operated as the visitor center and a transportation museum.
* In 1993, the Texas Legislature designated Baird as the "Antique Capital of West Texas". It has twelve antique shops.
* The Callahan County Library was started in 1937 by the Baird Wednesday Club. The Pioneer Museum was added in 1940. Both are located on the basement floor of the Callahan County Courthouse. The museum features farm and ranch implements, household items, clothing, barbed wire, and documents.
* Cross Plains was the last stop on the Texas Central Katy Railroad spur from De Leon and Rising Star. The Katy abandoned the spur in the 1940s. An oil boom in 1925 increased the population, and by 1940 it was over 1,200. It has remained hovering around the 1,000 mark for the last 50 years.
* The pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard, creator of the character Conan the Barbarian among others, lived in Cross Plains from the age of 13 in 1919 until his death in 1936. His former home in Cross Plains is now a museum. Every year, Cross Plains holds the Robert E. Howard Days and a Barbarian Festival on the second weekend of June.
* On December 27, 2005, a grass/range wildfire destroyed 116 homes in and around Cross Plains. On December 29, 2005, the Texas Department of Public Safety listed 85 single family homes, 25 mobile homes and 6 apartment units as being destroyed. An additional 36 homes were damaged. The First United Methodist Church building of Cross Plains was also destroyed. Two people died after being trapped in their houses. The fire started 5 miles (8 km) west of the city along Highway 36, and westerly winds of up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) spread the flames into town, burning a total of 7,665 acres (31.0 km2) of land. On a little plus side, however, it spared the nearly century-old house (now a museum) of Robert E. Howard, author of the Conan the Barbarian books.
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