Castro County, Texas

Castro County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 8,062.
Castro County 	Texas
Founded 	1891
Named for 	Henri Castro
County seat 	Dimmitt
Population 	8,062
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	19th
County Guildmaster	Marco Espina
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 60
US Route 385
Texas State Highway 86
Texas State Highway 194
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Swisher County (east)
Deaf Smith County (north)
Randall County (northeast)
Lamb County (south)
Hale County (southeast)
Parmer County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
61.40% Hispanic or Latino (4,950)
36.53% White (2,945)
1.19% Black or African American (96)
0.88% Other (71)
15.0% (1,209) of Castro County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Castro County has generally low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.51 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 ===
Dimmitt - 4,393
Hart - 1,114
Nazareth - 311
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Amey
Hilburn
Summerfield
Sunnyside
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	20 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	11 inches
Average yearly sunny days	261
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	3 (Low)
== Fun facts ==
* A rare type of meteorite unique to the Western Hemisphere was discovered near Hart in March 2010. A field worker found a single, large, dense brownish stone weighing 966 grams beside a road located 0.25 miles from the town of Hart. The meteor was subsequently purchased by a collector. The stone was analyzed at the University of Washington and was classified as a Carbonaceous Chondrite (CK3), the most massive example of one of 25 known specimens in the world. The finding was published in The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 101 (2013) MB 101 with the meteorite being given the official name of "Hart".
* The Nazareth Swiftettes basketball team have won 23 state championships in a 43-year span (1977-2019), a current public school national record. In 2019, the Swiftettes won their fifth state title in 6 years, and 3-peated for the 8th time in school history. The Swiftettes have also represented their region in the Final Four of the Texas state tournament 28 times since 1976. A 2007 article on ESPN.com documented the town and the women's basketball team. The Nazareth Swifts have also had tremendous success in basketball. They have, by a significant margin, more Regional Titles (16) and State Titles (6) than any other Texas 1A team since 1983.
* Castro County is reliably Republican like the rest of the Panhandle, but gives less votes percentage wise in comparison to some other counties.
Category:Texas Counties