Editing Borger, Texas

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The Dirty B, Brick Town, Booger Town
B-Town
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[[Image:City Hall IMG 0618.JPG|thumb|Borger City Hall]]
[[Image:Refinery IMG 0599.JPG|thumb|An [[oil refinery]] in Borger]]

'''Borger''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔər|g|ər}} {{respell|BOR|gər}}) is the largest city in [[Hutchinson County, Texas|Hutchinson County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 12,551 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=1600000US4809556 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of [[Stinnett, Texas|Stinnett]] and several other small towns in Texas and [[Oklahoma]].

== History ==

Ace Borger and his business partner John R. Miller purchased a {{convert|240|acre|km2|adj=on}} townsite near the [[Canadian River]] in March 1926 after the discovery of oil in the vicinity. Within a few months, the [[boomtown]] had swollen to a population of 45,000, most lured by sensational advertising and "[[Petroleum|black gold]]". In October 1926, the city charter was adopted, and Miller was elected mayor. By this time, the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway had completed the spur line to Borger, a post office had opened, and a school district was established. The boomtown of Borger soon had steam-generated electricity, telephone service, a hotel, and a jail. Regionalist artist [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]] depicted this period of Borger in his large painting ''Boomtown''.<ref>[http://magart.rochester.edu/Obj211.html ''Boomtown'']</ref>

In the months that followed, oilmen, [[roughneck]]s, prospectors, panhandlers, and fortune seekers were joined by [[cardshark]]s, prostitutes, [[rum-running|bootlegger]]s, and [[drug dealer]]s. The city became known as "Booger Town", as it attracted criminals and fugitives from the law. The town government soon fell under control of an [[organized crime]] syndicate led by Mayor Miller's shady associate, "Two-Gun Dick" Herwig. Dixon Street (now Tenth Street) was the "red-light" district, housing [[brothel]]s, dance halls, [[speakeasy|speakeasies]], and gambling dens. Murder and robbery became an everyday occurrence, and illegal moonshining and home brewing flourished under the fatherly watch of Herwig and his henchmen, including W. J. (Shine) Popejoy, the king of the Texas bootleggers. Borger became so notorious that in the spring of 1927, [[Texas]] Governor [[Dan Moody]] sent a force of [[Texas Rangers Division|Texas Rangers]] to rein in the town. The Texas Rangers were led by Captains [[Frank Hamer]] and Thomas R. Hickman. (Hamer would go on to later fame and even infamy as the man who killed [[Bonnie and Clyde]].)

The Rangers did have a stabilizing effect, but Borger still struggled with lawlessness and violence into the 1930s, climaxing with the murder of District Attorney John A. Holmes by an assassin on September 18, 1929. This event caused Governor Moody to impose martial law for a month and send in state troops to help rid the town of its criminal element. Eventually, Borger settled down, but not before town founder Ace Borger was shot and killed at the post office by Arthur Huey on August 31, 1934. Huey was county treasurer and was irked at Ace Borger for not bailing him out of jail on an embezzlement charge. Huey shot Borger five times with a [[Colt Single Action Army|Colt .45]] pistol, even pulling Borger's own pistol out of his clothing and shooting him again, along with others there in the post office.

By the late 1930s, Borger was pushed from one era to another by the [[Great Depression]]. [[Phillips Petroleum]] and others profited from the oil fields in the area, but during this time, the price of oil and gas dropped, ending the "boom" and the rapid growth of Borger. [[Carbon black]] plants added black soot to the [[Dust Bowl]] storms, covering the town in layers of dark grime. "Okie" migrants forced off their foreclosed farms back in Oklahoma found work in Borger plants and refineries. The [[Works Project Administration]] provided the town with new red-brick streets as the ramshackle shacks throughout town were replaced by more permanent buildings. During World War II, [[synthetic rubber]] and other petroleum products became important in the Borger area. By the 1960s, the Borger area was one of the largest producers of oil, carbon black, and petrochemicals and supplies in the state. The creation of nearby [[Lake Meredith]] also added to the town's economy as an important recreational area.

Today, Borger remains an important shipping point for agricultural produce, as well as for the petroleum products produced there. It is the home of the world's largest inland petrochemical complexes. Chevron-Phillips Chemical Company produces [[specialty chemicals]]. [[Solvay S.A.|Solvay]] produces [[Polyphenylene sulfide|RYTON PPS]] plastics. Phillips 66 Petroleum Company processes crude oil and [[natural gas liquids]]. [[Agrium]] manufactures nitrogen fertilizer in its Borger plant. Borger also has [[Sid Richardson]] Carbon Company, which produces rubber-grade carbon black used to strengthen rubber tires, and Orion Engineered Carbons, Inc., which produces a variety of carbon blacks at its Borger facility. The original townsite is said to have been founded around 1898 by John F. Weatherly, a rancher who built a [[dugout (shelter)|dugout]] and gave the future town the grandiose name of Granada. Weatherly's wife wanted it named after her former home—a town in West Virginia called Isom.

In 1900, Weatherly opened a store in his ranchhouse, which also became the first post office. Mrs. Weatherly opened a café and the community had a school opened by 1907. In October 1919, the mail was diverted through [[Plemons, Texas|Plemons]] and the Isom post office closed.

[[Image:Borger, TX Museum Boomtown Revisited Picture 2114.jpg|thumb|The [[Hutchinson County Historical Museum]], also known as Boomtown Revisited, is located in downtown Borger.]]

The Weatherlys lost interest in the town they founded and moved to the nearby town of [[Panhandle, Texas|Panhandle]] in 1922, but they retained ownership of all that was Isom. When oil was discovered in early 1926, Weatherly returned and moved the town to the oilfield spur of the railroad near Borger.

Isom was platted with all lots south of First Street being Isom, Texas, and all streets north in Borger. From June to December 1926, the towns were rivals.

Although the town had a railroad depot, several oil-well supply warehouses, and no shortage of would-be citizens, a petition signed by 1,200 residents in early December declared Borger the winner. Isom's school merged with Borger's schools, driving the last stake into Isom.

The town has the dubious distinction of being the oldest of the townsites annexed by Borger.<ref>[http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/Isom-Texas.htm Isom Texas, Texas Panhandle Ghost Town]. TexasEscapes.com.</ref>

During the winter of 1982–1983, Borger received a total of 58.7 inches of snow.<ref name=snow>{{cite news |title= Texas Snowfall and Snow Depth Extremes Table |work= National Climatic Data Center |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date= February 9, 2013 |url= http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ussc/USSCAppController?action=extremes&state=41 }}</ref>  This is the most snow that any Texas town has ever received during a winter season.<ref name=snow/>

==Politics==

Borger and Hutchinson County are among the strongest [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] voting districts in Texas and the nation, having cast [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] ballots at the [[U.S. President|presidential]] level in all elections for more than a half century. Even [[Barry M. Goldwater]] of Arizona, who received fewer votes nationally and in Texas versus native Texan [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], won Hutchinson County, 5,358 to 4,625. In 1984, [[Ronald W. Reagan]] carried 9,078 votes in Hutchinson County to only 2,052 for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Walter F. Mondale]] of [[Minnesota]]. In 1996, [[Robert J. Dole]] of [[Kansas]] polled 6,350 votes in Hutchinson County to 2,553 for incumbent President [[Bill Clinton]]. [[Ross Perot|H. Ross Perot]], the Dallas industrialist, received 864 votes. The only Democrat since Lyndon Johnson to exceed 3,600 votes in Hutchinson County was [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976, but [[Gerald R. Ford]] handily defeated him in the county.<ref>''World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1969'', pp. 909–910; ''1977'', pp. 65–66; ''1985'', pp. 65–66; ''1993'', pp. 100–101: {{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=November 8, 2006 }}</ref>

In the 2008 presidential primaries, Hutchinson County cast 3,170 votes in the Republican race and 1,538 in the Democratic contest. In the [[United States Senate]] primary, 2,875 votes were cast in the Republican primary, largely for incumbent Senator [[John Cornyn]], and 1,211 votes were cast in the Democratic portion of the ballot.<ref name="elections.sos.state.tx.us">{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=November 8, 2006 }}</ref>

In the 2008 presidential election, Hutchinson County cast 7,361 votes for John McCain and 1,322 for [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="elections.sos.state.tx.us" />

==Geography and climate==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Borger has a total land area of {{convert|8.77|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.76|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4809556.html |title=Borger (city), Texas |date=January 31, 2012 |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510051238/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4809556.html |archive-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 82
| Feb record high F = 90
| Mar record high F = 95
| Apr record high F = 99
| May record high F = 105
| Jun record high F = 113
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 109
| Sep record high F = 105
| Oct record high F = 101
| Nov record high F = 88
| Dec record high F = 82
| Jan avg record high F = 71.4
| Feb avg record high F = 76.4
| Mar avg record high F = 83.6
| Apr avg record high F = 89.6
| May avg record high F = 95.1
| Jun avg record high F = 100.8
| Jul avg record high F = 102.1
| Aug avg record high F = 100.4
| Sep avg record high F = 96.4
| Oct avg record high F = 89.7
| Nov avg record high F = 79.8
| Dec avg record high F = 71.3
| year avg record high F = 103.9
| Jan high F = 51.3
| Feb high F = 54.8
| Mar high F = 62.9
| Apr high F = 72.5
| May high F = 80.8
| Jun high F = 89.4
| Jul high F = 94.1
| Aug high F = 92.2
| Sep high F = 83.9
| Oct high F = 72.9
| Nov high F = 61.3
| Dec high F = 50.3
| year high F = 72.3
| Jan low F = 26.1
| Feb low F = 29.4
| Mar low F = 36.3
| Apr low F = 44.9
| May low F = 55.2
| Jun low F = 64.3
| Jul low F = 69.8
| Aug low F = 68.0
| Sep low F = 60.0
| Oct low F = 47.9
| Nov low F = 35.9
| Dec low F = 26.8
| year low F = 47.1
| Jan avg record low F = 9.0
| Feb avg record low F = 10.5
| Mar avg record low F = 18.1
| Apr avg record low F = 29.0
| May avg record low F = 39.3
| Jun avg record low F = 51.5
| Jul avg record low F = 60.0
| Aug avg record low F = 58.2
| Sep avg record low F = 43.2
| Oct avg record low F = 30.9
| Nov avg record low F = 17.8
| Dec avg record low F = 8.4
| year avg record low F = 1.2
| Jan record low F = −11
| Feb record low F = −12
| Mar record low F = 1
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 29
| Jun record low F = 44
| Jul record low F = 52
| Aug record low F = 50
| Sep record low F = 29
| Oct record low F = 13
| Nov record low F = 2
| Dec record low F = −7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.59
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.62
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.41
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.54
| May precipitation inch = 2.89
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.17
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.62
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.17
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.38
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.72
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.84
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.77
| year precipitation inch = 21.72
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.2
| Nov snow inch = 2.1
| Dec snow inch = 4.7
| Jan snow inch = 4.8
| Feb snow inch = 4.1
| Mar snow inch = 3.5
| Apr snow inch = 0.9
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| year snow inch = 20.3
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 3.0
| Feb precipitation days = 4.2
| Mar precipitation days = 5.9
| Apr precipitation days = 5.6
| May precipitation days = 7.4
| Jun precipitation days = 8.0
| Jul precipitation days = 6.6
| Aug precipitation days = 8.3
| Sep precipitation days = 5.8
| Oct precipitation days = 5.4
| Nov precipitation days = 4.1
| Dec precipitation days = 4.3
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.2
| Nov snow days = 1.2
| Dec snow days = 3.0
| Jan snow days = 2.3
| Feb snow days = 2.3
| Mar snow days = 1.7
| Apr snow days = 0.5
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
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;Notes: 
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 6532
|1940= 10018
|1950= 18059
|1960= 20911
|1970= 14195
|1980= 15837
|1990= 15675
|2000= 14302
|2010= 13251
|2020= 12551
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Freedom Is Never Free IMG 0628.JPG|thumb|"Freedom Is Never Free" says the bench at the Borger Veterans Monument.]]
[[Image:Morley IMG 0609.JPG|thumb|The Morley Theater in downtown Borger]]

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Borger racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4809556&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census.gov|title=United States Census Bureau|website=census.gov}} {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|7,305
|58.2%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|375
|2.99%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|168
|1.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|77
|0.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|34
|0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|560
|4.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|4,030
|32.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,551'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 12,551 people, 4,223 households, and 2,746 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, 13,251 people, 5,591 households, and 3,997 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,637.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 6,462 housing units averaged 740.1 per square mile (285.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 80.6% White, 3.6% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.36% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 19.70% of the population.

Of the 5,591 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were not families. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.204.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,653, and for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $39,207 versus $19,654 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,869. About 9.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Entertainment==

===The Dome Civic and Convention Center===
[[File:The Dome Civic and Convention Center, Borger, Texas.jpg|thumb]]

===Movie theaters===
* The Morley

===Sports===
'''Baseball'''
* [[Borger Gassers]] 1939–1942, 1946–1954 – [[West Texas–New Mexico League]]

==Education==
[[Borger Independent School District]] includes almost all of the territory of the city, while a small portion lies in the [[Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District]]<!--UNI 41580-->.<ref name=Censusmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48233_hutchinson/DC20SD_C48233.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hutchinson County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref> Borger ISD has 2,800 students on six campuses (Paul Belton Early Childhood Center, Crockett and Gateway Elementary, Borger Intermediate School, Borger Middle School, and Borger High School). Cornerstone Christian Academy, also in Borger, operated as a private Christian school starting in 1990 but closed in the late 2010s. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church operated a Catholic school for many years, but it has been closed since the early 1990s.

About 3,000 students{{fact|date=August 2024}} in Borger attend the [[community college]], [[Frank Phillips College]] (formerly Borger Junior College District). All of Hutchinson County and all of Borger ISD are a part of the college's attendance district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Borger Junior College District Service Area|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|website=Texas Education Code|access-date=2024-08-25}} - The code refers to the district as "Borger Junior College District".</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Donny Anderson]], Texas Tech (All-American), NFL football player, halfback for the Green Bay Packers (born in Borger)
* [[Miss Texas|Arian Archer]], Miss Texas 1994, top 10 semi-finalist at Miss America 1995
* [[Tim Baker (American football)|Tim Baker]], Borger High School, Texas Tech, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers
* [[Darlene Cates]], actress
* [[Emy Coligado]], actress
* [[Mike Conaway]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 11th District (which does not include Borger)
* [[Bill Dees]], musician and songwriter
* [[Stan Hansen]], retired professional wrestler and [[WWE Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Tony Hillerman]], author of the Navajo Mysteries, ''Borger News-Herald Reporter'' (1948)
* [[Danielle Jones (physician)|Danielle Jones]], [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrician-gynecologist]], online personality, and medical science communicator focusing on reproductive and sexual health and science education
* [[Stormie Jones]], world's first recipient of a successful simultaneous heart and liver organ transplant
* [[Joseph C. Krejci]], scientist known for developing [[carbon black]] production processes
* [[John LaGrone]], football player, Borger High School, SMU (All-American), [[Dave Campbell's Texas Football]] and DT, [[Edmonton Eskimos]] 
* [[Gene Mayfield]], coach of the Borger Bulldogs, West Texas State University
* [[Bill McKinney (American football)|Bill McKinney]], football player, Borger High School, Chicago Bears
* [[G. William Miller]], former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and United States Secretary of the Treasury
* [[Gerald Myers]], Texas Tech University basketball coach (1970–1991), athletic director
* [[Shanna Peeples]], U.S. National Teacher of the Year, 2015
* [[Mike Rawlings]], 61st mayor of Dallas<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/local-politics/20110430-business-insider-mike-rawlings-looks-to-make-move-into-dallas-city-hall.ece| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110503084340/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/local-politics/20110430-business-insider-mike-rawlings-looks-to-make-move-into-dallas-city-hall.ece| archive-date = 2011-05-03| title = Business insider Mike Rawlings looks to make move into Dallas City Hall {{!}} Dallas-Fort Worth Politics and Election News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News}}</ref>
* [[Don Sahli]], artist and painter
* [[Kel Seliger]], member of the Texas State Senate from the 31st District
* [[Charlotte Mailliard Shultz]], Chief of Protocol of State of California and City and County of San Francisco, Trustee [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]], widow of former Secretary of State [[George Shultz|George P. Shultz]]
* [[Matt Simon (American football, born 1953)|Matt Simon]], Borger High School assistant coach, 1978
* [[Billy Sprague]], [[Christian pop]] singer, songwriter, and producer
*[[David Wright (writer)|David Wright]], novelist

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Borger, Texas}}
{{wikivoyage|Borger}}
* [http://www.ci.borger.tx.us// Official city website]
* [http://www.borgernewsherald.com/ ''Borger News Herald'']
* [http://www.borgerisd.net/ Borger Independent School District]
* [http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/Isom-Texas.htm "Isom, Texas, A Panhandle Ghost Town" – from Texasescapes.com]
* [http://researchandideas.com/index.php?title=Phillips_66:_Borger_Refinery#Borger_Refinery Phillips 66 Refinery in Borger]

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