Borden County, Texas
| Borden County, Texas | |
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Borden County Courthouse in Gail
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1891 |
| Named for | Gail Borden, Jr. |
| Seat | Gail |
| Largest community | Gail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 906 sq mi (2,347 km2) |
| • Land | 897 sq mi (2,323 km2) |
| • Water | 8.6 sq mi (22 km2), 1.0% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 641 |
| • Density | 0.7/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Borden County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 641, making it the fourth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Gail. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. Gail and Borden County are named for Gail Borden, Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk. Borden County is one of seven prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.
Shoshone and the Penateka band of Comanches were early tribes in the area.
Borden County was created in 1876 from Bosque County and named for Gail Borden, Jr., the inventor of condensed milk. Borden was publisher and editor of the Telegraph and Texas Register, as well as a political leader in the Republic of Texas. The county was organized in 1891, and Gail was made the county seat.
Farmers and ranchers settled the county, but the population remained relatively small. In 1902, Texas placed lands in the public domain and spurred a land rush in Borden County. Many of the newcomers grew cotton.
Borden County has had two courthouses, one built in 1890. The current courthouse is of brick and cement construction and was erected in 1939. The architect was David S. Castle Co.
Oil was discovered in the county in 1949. By 1991, more than 340,000,000 barrels (54,000,000 m3) of petroleum had been taken out of Borden County since discovery in 1949.
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