Back قایل، تکزاس AZB Гейл (Техас) CE Gail (kapital sa kondado) CEB Gail (Texas) German Gail (Texas) Spanish Gail (Texas) Basque گیل، تگزاس Persian Gail (Texas) French Gail, Texas Irish Gail (Teksas) Croatian
Gail, Texas | |
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 Borden County Courthouse in Gail | |
  Gail | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′13″N 101°26′43″W / 32.77028°N 101.44528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Borden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,556 ft (779 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 249 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79738 |
| Area code | 806 |
Gail is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Borden County, Texas, United States, that is ocated at the junction of U.S. Route 180 and Farm to Market Road 669.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the population was 231.[2]
The town and county are named for Gail Borden, Jr., the inventor of condensed milk.
Gail Mountain is located on the southwestern edge of town. The 20th annual Christmas lighting of the star atop Gail Mountain was held on November 29, 2013.[3]
Mushaway Peak, a small but conspicuous butte, is located 4 miles (6 km) southeast.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gail CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Tai Kreidler, executive director, West Texas Historical Association, "The Twentieth Annual Lighting of the Star on Gail Mountain", November 11, 2013