Borden County | |
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![]() Borden County Courthouse in Gail | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°44′N 101°26′W / 32.74°N 101.43°W | |
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Founded | 1876 |
Named for | Gail Borden Jr. |
Seat | Gail |
Largest community | Gail |
Area | |
• Total | 906 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
• Land | 897 sq mi (2,320 km2) |
• Water | 8.6 sq mi (22 km2) 1.0% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 631 |
• Estimate (2022) | 585 ![]() |
• Density | 0.70/sq mi (0.27/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 19th |
Website | www |
Borden County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in West Texas and its county seat is Gail.[1]
As of the 2020 census, its population was 631,[2] making it the fifth-least populous county in Texas. Borden is one of four remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.[3]
The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891.[4] Gail and Borden County are named for Gail Borden Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and pioneer of condensed milk.