Irion County, Texas

Irion County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 1,599.
Irion County 	Texas
Founded 	1899
Named for 	Robert Anderson Irion
County seat 	Mertzon
Population 	1,599
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	11th
County Guildmaster	Hubert Walker
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 67
Texas State Highway 163
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Tom Green County (east and north)
Schleicher County (southeast)
Crockett County (southwest)
Reagan County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
68.73% White (1,099)
29.27% Hispanic or Latino (468)
1.31% Other (21)
0.69% Black or African American (11)
8.3% (133) of Irion County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Irion County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.53 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-32%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-17%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-33%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-18%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-58%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-41%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-31%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-21%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-25%
Ninetales 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-45%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-25%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-38%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-5%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-14%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-42%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-27%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-10%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-57%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-47%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-34%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-56%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-56%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-41%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-57%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-24%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-36%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-21%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-5%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-59%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-46%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-32%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-55%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-39%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-24%
Emboar 	Farmland	1-9%
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 ===
Mertzon - 781
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Arden
Barnhart
Sherwood
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	20 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	251
Severe storm risk 	9 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Irion is overwhelmingly Republican, although independent Ross Perot won here in 1992. Hillary Clinton only had 90 votes in the entire county for 11.8% of the vote in 2016, the worst ever by a Democrat in this county. Lyndon Johnson was the last Democrat to win this county in his 1964 landslide.
* Oil was discovered in the county in 1928.
* Irion is the only county remaining in the United States that does not issue marriage licenses to gay or lesbian couples.
Category:Texas Counties