Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 10,269.
Parmer County 	Texas
Founded 	1907
Named for 	Martin Parmer
County seat 	Farwell
Largest city 	Friona
Population 	10,269
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	19th
County Guildmaster	Vicente Gaona
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 60
US Route 70
US Route 84
Texas State Highway 86
Texas State Highway 214
Texas State Highway 214 Business
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Castro County (east)
Deaf Smith County (north)
Bailey County (south)
Lamb County (southeast)
Curry County, New Mexico (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
61.99% Hispanic or Latino (6,366)
36.04% White (3,701)
1.39% Black or African American (143)
0.57% Other (59)
15.4% (1,581) of Parmer County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Parmer County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.52 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	1-73%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-55%
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	1-48%
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	1-64%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-74%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-64%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-51%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-70%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-73%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-58%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-77%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-78%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-63%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-45%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-73%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-73%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-74%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-58%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-70%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-75%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Bovina - 1,868
Farwell - 1,363
Friona - 4,123
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Black
Lazbuddie
Wilsey
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	20 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	12 inches
Average yearly sunny days	259
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	4 (Moderate)
== Fun facts ==
* Actors Ben and Butch McCain grew up in Bovina.
* Bovina is, by percentage, the community in the Panhandle with the highest percentage of Hispanic residents with a population of 1,000 or more.
* Parmer was the second county in Texas to unofficially declare itself an Electric reservation after Cochran.
* For years there has been a simmering dispute over which state Farwell is lawfully a part of: Texas or New Mexico? The straight north-south border between the two states was originally defined as the 103rd meridian, but the 1859 survey that was supposed to mark that boundary mistakenly set the border between 2.29 and 3.77 miles too far west of that line, making the current towns of Farwell, Texline and a part of Glenrio appear to be within the State of Texas. New Mexico's short border with Oklahoma, in contrast, was surveyed on the correct meridian. New Mexico's draft constitution in 1910 stated that the border is on the 103rd meridian as intended. The disputed strip, hundreds of miles long, includes parts of valuable oilfields of the Permian Basin. A bill was passed in the New Mexico Senate to fund and file a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to recover the strip from Texas, but the bill did not become law. Today, land in the strip is included in Texas land surveys and the land and towns for all purposes are taxed and governed by the State of Texas.
Category:Texas Counties