Hale County, Texas

Hale County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 36,273.
Hale County 	Texas
Founded 	1888
Named for 	Lieutenant John C. Hale
County seat 	Plainview
Population 	36,273
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	19th
County Guildmaster	Aarón Puig
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 27
Interstate 27 Business
US Route 70
US Route 87
Texas State Highway 194
Loop 369
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Floyd County (east)
Swisher County (north)
Castro County (northwest)
Lubbock County (south)
Lamb County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
57.34% Hispanic or Latino (20,798)
36.60% White (13,275)
4.73% Black or African American (1,715)
1.33% Other (485)
19.4% (7,036) of Hale County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hale County has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 8 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.96 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-75%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-57%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-55%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-15%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-66%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-75%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-65%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-52%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-77%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-75%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-60%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-80%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-80%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-65%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-47%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-75%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-75%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-75%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-59%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-70%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-76%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Abernathy - 2,805
Hale Center - 2,252
Petersburg - 1,202
Plainview - 22,194
=== Towns ===
Edmonson - 111
=== CDPs ===
Seth Ward - 2,025
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Cotton Center
=== Ghost towns ===
Hale City
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	21 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	9 inches
Average yearly sunny days	262
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	3 (Low)
== Fun facts ==
* Seth Ward is mostly a heavily-Hispanic residential extension of Plainview.
* The town was incorporated with a population of 200 in 1927. Petersburg grew as a farming and rail shipment center, and by 1949 it had 22 businesses and 500 people. By 1980 the population had grown to 1,633; businesses included the Wylie Manufacturing Company, the Hughes Trucking Company, and a weekly newspaper, the Post.
* Hale County is reliably Republican like most of Northwest Texas.
Category:Texas Counties