Borden County, Texas

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Borden County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1891
Seat	Gail
Largest city	Gail
Area - Total - Land - Water	906 sq mi (2,347 km²) 899 sq mi (2,328 km²) 7 sq mi (19 km²), 0.80%
Population - (2000) - Density	729 8/sq mi (03/km²)
Time zone	CST : -6/-5
Website: www.co.borden.tx.us

Borden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 729. Its county seat is Gail^[1]. Borden is named for Gail Borden, Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk. Borden County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.

The majority of the county is served by Borden County Independent School District. The Borden Star, a weekly newspaper, covers news for the school and county.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,347 km²), of which, 899 square miles (2,328 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (19 km²) of it (0.80%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

U.S. Highway 180
Farm to Market Road 669

[edit] Adjacent counties

Garza County (north)
Scurry County (east)
Mitchell County (southeast)
Howard County (south)
Dawson County (west)
Lynn County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 729 people, 292 households, and 216 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.80 people per square mile (0.31/km²). There were 435 housing units at an average density of 0.48 per square mile (0.19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.53% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 6.31% from other races, and 2.74% from two or more races. 11.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 292 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,205, and the median income for a family was $36,458. Males had a median income of $25,556 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,364. 14.00% of the population and 11.80% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.30% are under the age of 18 and 11.60% are 65 or older.