Borger, Texas
| Borger, Texas | |
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Downtown Borger
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| Nickname(s): Smokey City | |
 Location of Borger, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′46″N 101°24′6″W / 35.66278°N 101.40167°WCoordinates: 35°39′46″N 101°24′6″W / 35.66278°N 101.40167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hutchinson |
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| • Mayor | Robert Vinyard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| • Land | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,077 ft (938 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,251 |
| • Density | 1,637.9/sq mi (632.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| ZIP codes | 79007-79008 |
| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-09556 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1352700 |
| Website | Borger, Texas |
Borger (/ˈbɔərdʒər/ BOAR-jər) is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,251 at the 2010 census. Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.
The first Panhandle oil well was drilled in the Borger area on May 2, 1921, on the 6666 (the "Four Sixes") Ranch of S.B. Burnett. The strike was of a poor quality, and later wells in Borger and Pampa spurred the petroleum boom. The first rotary drilling rig, built at the then staggering price of $25,000, was placed into use near Borger by W.T. Willis, J.E. Trigg, and H.D. Lewis. The 6-inch-diameter (150 mm) drill could pierce through rock.
Ace Borger and his business partner John R. Miller purchased a 240-acre (0.97 km2) townsite near the Canadian River in March 1926 after the discovery of oil in the vicinity. Within a few months time, the boomtown had swelled to a population of 45,000, most lured by sensational advertising and "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 depicted this period of Borger in his large painting "Boomtown".
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