Borger, Texas | |
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Nicknames: Smokey City,
The Dirty B, Brick Town, Booger Town B-Town | |
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.