Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 18,212.
Bosque County 	Texas
Founded 	1854
Named for 	Bosque River
County seat 	Meridian
Largest city 	Clifton
Population 	18,212
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	25th
County Guildmaster	Brandi Compton
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Texas State Highway 6
Texas State Highway 22
Texas State Highway 144
Texas State Highway 174
Texas State Highway 317
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Hill County (east)
Somervell County (north)
Johnson County (northeast)
Erath County (northwest)
Coryell County (south)
McLennan County (southeast)
Hamilton County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
79.57% White (14,491)
17.44% Hispanic or Latino (3,177)
1.54% Other (280)
1.45% Black or African American (264)
13.9% (2,531) of Bosque County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Bosque County has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.89 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	1-68%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-39%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-21%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-46%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-3%
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	1-59%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-68%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-58%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-45%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-67%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-67%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-52%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-70%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-72%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-57%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-39%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-67%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-68%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-38%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-18%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-66%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-53%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-63%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-70%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Clifton - 3,442
Cranfills Gap - 281
Iredell - 339
Meridian - 1,493
Morgan - 490
Valley Mills - 1,203
Walnut Springs - 827
=== CDPs ===
Laguna Park - 1,276
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Brazos Point
Cayote
Cedar Shores
Eulogy
Kopperl
Lakewood Harbor
Mosheim
Smiths Bend
Womack
=== Ghost towns ===
Norse
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	35 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	228
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Bosque has been dominated by Republicans at the Presidential level and in most state elections since 1980.
* A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found there were about 2.5 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.
* Following the completion of Whitney Dam in the early 1950s, Laguna Park became a recreation destination. Small stores and a post office opened to serve the surrounding agricultural area as well as visitors to Lake Whitney. The population stood at just under 500 during the mid-1970s, but slowly grew to approximately 550 by 2000.
* On December 3, 2008, KXXV-TV in nearby Waco reported on its website that Cranfills Gap had been selected for participation in an advertising campaign for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The selection process compared hundreds of rural communities from across the USA seeking "the most unique all-American town in all of the 50 states." Cranfills Gap was first contacted by the LVCVA in October 2008 when the town was placed on the list of ten candidate communities. A film crew and LVCVA representative visited the town for a few days and interviewed residents about the town, their impressions of and experience with Las Vegas, and their opinions about the ongoing selection process. In November 2008, Cranfills Gap Chamber of Commerce members were notified that the LVCVA had shortened the list to two finalists including their town. Another LVCVA delegation was dispatched to Cranfills Gap for a closer look. The visitors stayed for about a week and conducted a fresh set of interviews and observed the community at work and play. Although the LVCVA had initially intended to send 150 residents from the winning locality to Sin City, the Cranfills Gap Chamber of Commerce and elected officials struck a feasible compromise with their visitors: if selected, Cranfills Gap would make every effort to provide one hundred adult men and women for the LVCVA's project. During the first week of December 2008, Cranfills Gap and local media were notified by LVCVA that the town had won the nationwide search and 100 of its residents would be sent on a free trip to Las Vegas during the weekend of December 5–7, 2008. Cranfills Gap City Council member Ron Hubbard told the press that he sincerely hoped Cranfills Gap would reap benefits from the ad campaign beyond just plane tickets and memories. "With that national recognition, maybe people will come visit, see what we're all about," said Hubbard.
* Valley Mills was hit by an F5 tornado on May 6, 1973, nearly 20 years after the infamous 1953 Waco Tornado, and despite its F5 rating, there were no deaths in the Valley Mills tornado.
* Shortly after midnight on June 15, 1960, a freak meteorological phenomenon, a heat burst, struck the community when a dying thunderstorm collapsed over Kopperl. The storm had rained itself out, and with little to no precipitation to cool the resulting downdrafts, superheated air descended upon the community in the form of extremely hot wind gusts of up to 75 mph (121 km/h). The temperature increased rapidly, reportedly peaking near 140 °F (60 °C), twenty degrees above the official all-time high for the state of Texas and exceeding the highest official temperature recorded on Earth. The storm, known as "Satan's Storm" by locals, soon became part of local folklore.
* Kopperl was the town described in Texas Trilogy, a song by Texas native Steve Fromholz and covered by Lyle Lovett.
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