Ward County, Texas

Ward County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 10,658.
Ward County 	Texas
Founded 	1892
Named for 	Thomas W. Ward
County seat 	Monahans
Population 	10,658
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	23rd
County Guildmaster	Matías Xirau
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 Business
Texas State Highway 18
Texas State Highway 115
Texas State Highway 329
Loop 464
Park Road 41
Spur 57
Spur 65
Spur 247
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Crane County (east)
Winkler County (north)
Ector County (northeast)
Loving County (northwest)
Pecos County (south)
Reeves County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
50.18% Hispanic or Latino (5,348)
43.58% White (4,645)
4.67% Black or African American (498)
1.57% Other (167)
10.0% (1,065) of Ward County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ward County has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 10 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.11 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-39%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-24%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-30%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-15%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-50%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-35%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-33%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-23%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-20%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-8%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-30%
Ninetales 	Farmland	1-15%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-45%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-25%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-28%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-10%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-14%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-15%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-45%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-30%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-12%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-47%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-47%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-37%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-34%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-46%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-48%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-33%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-50%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-20%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-7%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-43%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-28%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-8%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-52%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-39%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-25%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-45%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-45%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-30%
Emboar 	Farmland	1-12%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-48%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-30%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-10%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-47%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-32%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-44%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-52%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Barstow - 349
Monahans - 6,953
=== Towns ===
Grandfalls - 360
Pyote - 114
Thorntonville - 476
Wickett - 498
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Royalty
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	14 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	2 inches
Average yearly sunny days	261
Severe storm risk 	7 (High)
Tornado risk 	5 (Moderate)
Blizzard risk 	1 (Very Low)
== Fun facts ==
* The Monahans Sandhills State Park is located east of Monahans.
* An unincorporated area near Pyote is the site of the former Pyote Air Force Base. The facility housed the West Texas State School, operated by the Texas Youth Commission, until the youth detention facility closed in 2010.
* Thorntonville is mostly an extension of Monahans.
* In 1937, the Cabot Companies of Boston Mass., brought a sizeable new industry to Wickett. A plant was established to extract "natural gasoline" and other liquid hydrocarbons which could be extracted from natural gas. In addition, a factory for the production of carbon black was constructed to claim the residue available from the burning of the "dry" gas. At the height of its operations, Cabot was second only to Gulf Oil as the largest private employer in Ward County. Although Wickett, like many West Texas communities, lost population in the 1950s and 1960s, the community was incorporated in March 1962 so that water and sewer services would be available to its residents. The first mayor was Harold Massey, son-in-law of G.W. O'Brien. Other officials were: C.W. Ross Sr., City Marshall, and councilmen were: W.O. Luckie, D.P. Fambrough, Alvie Pardue, V.C. Moore and F.E. Parker. There were 100 votes for the incorporation of Wickett and 53 votes against the incorporation.
* Barstow was organized in 1892 by George E. Barstow, who was one of the world's leading experts on irrigation. The same year Barstow was elected First Ward County Seat. A courthouse was built the following year, and by 1900 the cities population was over 1,000 due to the recruiting efforts of Mr. Barstow. Irrigation was successful enough that in the 1904 World's Fair, Barstow managed to win a Silver Medal for its grapes. That same year fruit and vegetable farming was hit hard when the Pecos River Dam broke. After that droughts followed and by 1918 farming was impossible.
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