Borger, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Borger | |
| Nicknames: Smokey City,
The Dirty B, Brick Town, Booger Town B-Town | |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′33″N 101°24′06″W / 35.65917°N 101.40167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hutchinson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marvin "Bubba" Dickson[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.79 sq mi (22.78 km2) |
| • Land | 8.79 sq mi (22.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,097 ft (944 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,551 |
| • Density | 1,412.72/sq mi (545.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79007-79008 |
| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-09556[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409881[3] |
| Website | Borger, Texas |
Borger (/ˈbɔːrɡər/ BOR-gər) is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,551 at the 2020 census.[6] 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.
- ^ "Your City Council". City of Borger, TX. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borger, Texas
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2022.