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Borden CountyTexas

Borden County is a county in Texas created in 1876 and seated in Gail.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatGail
  • Named forGail Borden
  • Land area897 sq mi + 8.6 sq mi water
  • Population631 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped3,899 checked 16 October 2026
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GarzaScurryLynn Gail Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Borden on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Borden highlighted

History

Formed in 1876 from Shackelford County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Borden County was created from Young Territory on November 19, 1876, but remained unorganized and attached to Shackelford County for all purposes. Over the following years, Borden County was attached to Mitchell County in 1881, then to Howard County in 1883 for judicial purposes. Borden County was fully organized and detached from Howard County on March 17, 1891. Garza County was attached to Borden County in 1893 for judicial purposes, then became fully organized and detached in 1907.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1876
    Borden County created Borden created from Young Territory; Borden not fully organized, attached to Shackelford "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Shackelford
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 238-239, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Borden detached from Shackelford, attached to Mitchell "for judicial purposes."
    ShackelfordMitchell
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 74, sec. 11/p. 79
  3. 1883
    Changed Borden detached from Mitchell, attached to Howard "for judicial purposes."
    MitchellHoward
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 1/p. 29
  4. 1891
    Changed Borden fully organized, detached from Howard.
    Howard
    · Kennedy, 65
  5. 1893
    Changed Garza detached from Scurry, attached to Borden "for judicial purposes."
    GarzaScurry
    · Texas Laws 1893, 23d leg., ch. 110/p. 166
  6. 1907
    Changed Garza fully organized, detached from Borden.
    Garza
    · Garza County Historical Survey Committee, 5

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Borden

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from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Borden by the Census

Population
631 2020 Census count
Housing units
359 2020 Census count
Land area
897 square miles
Water area
8.6 square miles
People per sq mi
<1 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Borden County

When was Borden County founded?
Borden County was founded in 1876, formed from Shackelford County, and named after Gail Borden.
What is the county seat of Borden County?
The county seat of Borden County is Gail.
Is there an online parcel map for Borden County?
Yes. Borden County publishes a parcel map of 3,899 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Borden County's boundary or name changed?
Borden County was created in 1876 from Shackelford County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Garza County, Howard County and Mitchell County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Borden County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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