Borden County, Texas
Po Box 156
Gail, TX 79738
Phone: (806) 756-4391
Fax: (806) 756-4405
www.co.borden.tx.us
In south-central TX panhandle, southeast of Lubbock; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-74), surveyor of Austin's colony (1830), publisher, and inventor of food products, including condensed milk.
Area (sq mi): 906.04 (land 898.80; water 7.24). Pop per sq mi: 0.70.
Pop 2005: 648. State rank: 251. Pop change: 2000-20005 -11.10%; 1990-2000 -8.80%. Pop 2000: 729 (White 85.60%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 11.90%; Asian 0.00%; Other 9.30%). Foreign born: 4.50%. Median age: 40.50.
Income 2000: per capita $18,364; median household $29,205; Pop below poverty level: 14.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,792-$26,651.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 1.70%. Median travel time to work: 21.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 47.40%.
Gail, TX 79738
Phone: (806) 756-4391
Fax: (806) 756-4405
www.co.borden.tx.us
In south-central TX panhandle, southeast of Lubbock; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-74), surveyor of Austin's colony (1830), publisher, and inventor of food products, including condensed milk.
Area (sq mi): 906.04 (land 898.80; water 7.24). Pop per sq mi: 0.70.
Pop 2005: 648. State rank: 251. Pop change: 2000-20005 -11.10%; 1990-2000 -8.80%. Pop 2000: 729 (White 85.60%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 11.90%; Asian 0.00%; Other 9.30%). Foreign born: 4.50%. Median age: 40.50.
Income 2000: per capita $18,364; median household $29,205; Pop below poverty level: 14.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,792-$26,651.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 1.70%. Median travel time to work: 21.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 47.40%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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