Borden County, Texas

Borden County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 641.
Borden County 	Texas
Founded 	1891
Named for 	Gail Borden, Jr.
County seat 	Gail
Population 	641
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	19th
County Guildmaster	Gordon Barlow
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 180
Farm to Market Road 669
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Scurry County (east)
Garza County (north)
Lynn County (northwest)
Howard County (south)
Dawson County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
91.89% White (589)
8.11% Hispanic or Latino (52)
0.5% (3) of Borden County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Borden County has almost nonexistant rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The last reported Pokemon theft in the county was in 2011, and the last murder was in 2000.
== 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 	Farmland	1-17%
NidoranM 	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina 	Farmland	1-7%
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%
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%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-70%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-76%
== Communities ==
=== CDPs ===
Gail - 231
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Plains
=== Ghost towns ===
Mesquite
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	20 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	1 inch
Average yearly sunny days	262
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* A good portion Lake J.B. Thomas is located in the southeastern part of the county.
* Borden County School is among the few public schools in Texas to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10. Many of the teachers reside in board-owned housing in Gail. The school offers six-man football, basketball, baseball, tennis, softball, UIL, FFA and track.
* From its inception, Mesquite remained a rural farming community. A school, established in 1905, served the area until 1952, after which the building appears to have been abandoned. Today all that remains at the site of Mesquite are a Church of Christ, and the abandoned schoolhouse. The rest of the town appears to have been subsumed by private farms for crop land.
* Gail Mountain is located on the southwest edge of town. The 20th annual Christmas lighting of the star atop Gail Mountain was held on November 29, 2013.
* The Borden County Jail opened in 1896. Built at a cost of $4,500 by the Diebold Safe and Lock Company, it had 2-foot-thick (0.61 m) outside walls made of stone from Gail Mountain, and 0.3-foot (0.091 m) hardened steel plates in the cell walls and floor. In 1956, two prisoners objected to Sheriff Sid Reeder's attempt to place them into one of the jail's cells when they noticed a rattlesnake sleeping inside.
* Mushaway Peak, a small but conspicuous butte, is located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Gail.
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