Mason County, Texas

Mason County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 4,012.
Mason County 	Texas
Founded 	1858
Named for 	Fort Mason
County seat 	Mason
Population 	4,012
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	11th
County Guildmaster	Erik Raymond
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 87
US Route 377
Texas State Highway 29
Texas State Highway 71
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Llano County (east)
McCulloch County (north)
San Saba County (northeast)
Menard County (northwest)
Gillespie County (south)
Kimble County (southwest)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
73.43% White (2,946)
25.55% Hispanic or Latino (1,025)
0.87% Other (35)
0.15% Black or African American (6)
10.1% (405) of Mason County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Mason County has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.66 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 ===
Mason - 2,114
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Art
Fredonia
Grit
Hedwigs Hill
Hilda
Katemcy
Loyal Valley
Pontotoc
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	29 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	237
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Mason County overwhelmingly voted against secession from the Union in 1861.
* In 1875, the Mason County Hoo Doo War erupted over cattle rustling and those who took the law into their own hands. Armed bands raided settlements spreading fear and unrest. John O. Meusebach was shot in the leg during a raid of his store. In the midst of the war, Loyal Valley home owner Tim Williamson was murdered by a dozen masked vigilantes who accused him of cattle theft. Williamson's adopted son Texas Ranger Scott Cooley sought revenge. Cooley and his desperadoes, which included Johnny Ringo, created a reign of terror over the area. It was during this episode that Ringo committed his first murder, that of James Cheyney. The conflict took the lives of at least 12 men and resulted in a climate of bitter "national prejudice" against local German-American residents in the following years.
* Pontotoc fell victim to a typhoid epidemic in 1887, in such severity that it caused the establishment of a second cemetery to serve the needs.
* In 1890, a move was made to found a new county called Mineral County out of parts of McCullouch, Mason, San Saba, and Llano Counties, with Pontotoc as the county seat. Mason residents petitioned and were able to stop the movement. Various efforts to bring a railroad through Pontotoc also failed.
Category:Texas Counties