Menard County, Texas

Menard County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 2,242.
Menard County 	Texas
Founded 	1871
Named for 	Michel Branamour Menard
County seat 	Menard
Population 	2,242
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	11th
County Guildmaster	Larry Cole
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 83
US Route 190
US Route 377
Texas State Highway 29
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Concho County (north)
McCulloch County (northeast)
Kimble County (south)
Mason County (southeast)
Schleicher County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
61.06% White (1,369)
37.82% Hispanic or Latino (848)
0.62% Other (14)
0.49% Black or African American (11)
8.4% (188) of Menard County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Menard County has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-34%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-19%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-33%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-18%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-57%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-41%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-31%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-21%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-23%
Ninetales 	Farmland	1-8%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-45%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-25%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-37%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-5%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-12%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-43%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-28%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-11%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-49%
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	1-57%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-42%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-57%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-24%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-35%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-20%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-5%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-59%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-46%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-32%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-55%
Skorupi 	Farmland	1-18%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-37%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-22%
Emboar 	Farmland	1-6%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-57%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-32%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-12%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-57%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-42%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-53%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-60%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Menard - 1,471
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Beyer Crossing
Callan
Erna
Fivemile Crossing
Hext
Saline
=== Ghost towns ===
Fort McKavett
Sunnyside
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	26 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	251
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* By 1870, the county population was 667: 295 were white, and 372 were black, possibly due to the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort McKavett. The next year, county residents elected their own officials. The county had an immigrant influx from Mexico. In 1911, the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad Company arrived. Gas deposits were tapped in 1929, but plugged for lack of a market. The local Parent-Teacher Association offered free lunches for needy children in 1931.
* The writer Robert E. Howard, a Texas history enthusiast, visited Fort McKavett in 1933, and wrote: "McKavett is fascinating - a village of ruins and semiruins, people living in the old unruined barracks and officers's quarters, among the remnants of other buildings which had not stood the test of time.
* Annual events in Menard include the Jim Bowie Trail Ride in September, and the Silver Mine Classic Lamb Show in October.
* In 1934, the Texas Relief Cannery was in operation. The Drought Relief Program bought cattle and sheep from area ranchers. A gas well is redrilled in 1941, and produced about seven million cubic feet of gas. In 1946, aA small oilfield was discovered northeast of Fort McKavett, but was abandoned the following year. By the 1960s, oil and gas production had an average annual yield more than 270,000 barrels (43,000 m3). In the 1980s, of the county's 40 oilfields, about 20 were still active, producing 132,000 to 185,000 barrels (29,400 m3) annually.
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