Montague County, Texas

Montague County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 19,719.
Montague County 	Texas
Founded 	1858
Named for 	Daniel Montague
County seat 	Montague
Largest city 	Bowie
Population 	19,719
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	13th
County Guildmaster	Jimmy Medina
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 81
US Route 82
US Route 287
Texas State Highway 59
Texas State Highway 101
Texas State Highway 175
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Cooke County (east)
Jefferson County, Oklahoma (north)
Love County, Oklahoma (north)
Wise County (south)
Jack County (southwest)
Clay County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
87.05% White (17,165)
11.00% Hispanic or Latino (2,169)
1.76% Other (348)
0.19% Black or African American (37)
11.7% (2,307) of Montague County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Montague County has below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 9 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.82 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	1-26%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-13%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-68%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-31%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-21%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-43%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-5%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-59%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-68%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-58%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-45%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-68%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-69%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-54%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-71%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-15%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-70%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-56%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-39%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-65%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-68%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-68%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-52%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-68%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-70%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Bowie - 5,218
Nocona - 3,033
St. Jo - 1,043
=== CDPs ===
Montague - 304
Nocona Hills - 675
Sunset - 497
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Belcherville 
Bonita 
Capps Corner 
Corinth 
Forestburg 
Fruitland 
Illinois Bend 
McDonald 
Ringgold 
Rowland 
Spanish Fort 
Stoneburg
=== Ghost towns ===
Red River Station
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	36 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	241
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* On January 1, 2006, about half of Ringgold was destroyed by a wildfire which burned 32 homes. The event prompted much Dallas/Fort Worth area media coverage.
* The Real Chisholm Trail Symposium met in St. Jo on May 6, 2017. Program participants included representatives of the West Texas Historical Association, the Trail Drivers Association, and the Fort Sill Museum in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Gary and Margaret Kraisinger, the joint authors of the 2004 book The Western: The Greatest Texas Cattle Trail, 1874 - 1886, also appeared.
* On April 9, 2009, Sunset was evacuated in advance of approaching wildfires. The fires ripped through the town in "patchwork fashion", destroying many homes and businesses.
* Montague County was formerly a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, with humans going Republican in only three prior to 1996 - 1912, 1972 and 1984. With Pokemon voters, it was the same, however, it didn't start going Republican until 2008.
* When the Gainesville, Henrietta and Western Railway (1886–87) crossed northern Montague County, its right-of-way crossed south of Red River Station, through present-day Nocona and Belcherville. As towns sprang up along the new rail line and with the end to the cattle drives, Red River Station faced extinction. A tornado also struck in the late 1880s, destroying much of the community. Rather than rebuild, citizens moved south to the communities along the new rail line and Red River Station again became farm land. In 1887, the post office closed and the community ceased to exist. Today, nothing remains of the former community except the cemetery.
* Montague County was a sundown county for years, signs being taken down in both Bowie and Nocona in the late 1970s. Today, however, there's still a bit of a racist sentiment, particularly in the more rural areas.
* On July 9, 2001, Texas Governor Shane Spears issued a state of disaster for Montague County relating to substantial fires which had ravaged large portions of the county.In later interviews, Spears called the fire "the most vicious" he'd ever seen.
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