Sterling County, Texas

Sterling County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 1,143.
Sterling County 	Texas
Founded 	1891
Named for 	W. S. Sterling
County seat 	Sterling City
Population 	1,143
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	11th
County Guildmaster	Kevin Tyler
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 87
Texas State Highway 158
Texas State Highway 163
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Coke County (east)
Mitchell County (north)
Howard County (northwest)
Tom Green County (south)
Reagan County (southwest)
Glasscock County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
58.97% White (674)
38.76% Hispanic or Latino (443)
1.66% Other (19)
0.61% Black or African American (7)
10.5% (120) of Sterling County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Sterling County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county last reported a Pokemon theft in 2016, and averages 0.40 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-30%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-15%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-31%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-16%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-58%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-41%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-19%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-8%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-22%
Ninetales 	Farmland	1-7%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-44%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-24%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-38%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-8%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-12%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-38%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-23%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-6%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-58%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-48%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-35%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-55%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-56%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-41%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-60%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-22%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-8%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-35%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-20%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-5%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-60%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-47%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-32%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-55%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-35%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-20%
Emboar 	Farmland	1-5%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-58%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-30%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-10%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-57%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-42%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-54%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-60%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Sterling City - 888
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Broome
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	22 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	2 inches
Average yearly sunny days	251
Severe storm risk 	9 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* The county's economy declined during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Oil discovered in Sterling County in 1947 helped to bail out the area's declining economy. By the beginning of 1991, 286,548,000 barrels (45,557,500 m3) of crude had been extracted from within the county.
* Sterling is very overwhelmingly Republican, averaging giving 85%+ of the vote to Republicans in most elections in the 21st century.
* On May 25, 1955, fifteen United States Air Force personnel, flying in a B-36 bomber under the callsign Abbot 27, perished in a crash near Sterling City. The airmen were members of the 40th Bomb Squadron of the 6th Bombardment Wing at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico. A monument in their honor was erected in 2007 at the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo.
* Patrick Dearen, Western author, was born in Sterling City in 1951.
* Sterling City was a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad by 1910, but the service was eventually abandoned. The depot still exists as a tourist site.
Category:Texas Counties