Borden County, Texas
County seat: Gail · Population 567 (2025) · 897 sq mi
Borden County is the 250th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 567 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Gail. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 0 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Borden County facts
- County seat
- Gail
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 567 −9.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 897 sq mi 153rd largest of 254
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Gail Borden American inventor (1801–1874)
- Largest city
- Gail 243
- Median household income
- $65,625
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48033
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Gail | 243 |
ZIP codes in Borden County
9 ZIP codes reach into Borden County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79331 also Dawson, Martin and Gaines counties
- 79351 also Dawson and Lynn counties
- 79511 also Howard County
- 79517 also Scurry County
- 79527 also Scurry County
- 79549 also Scurry and Kent counties
- 79713 also Martin, Dawson and Howard counties
- 79720 also Howard, Glasscock and Martin counties
- 79738
Population of Borden County, 2020–2025
Borden County shrank by 62 people (−9.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 18 more deaths than births and a net loss of 41 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 643 |
| 2021 | 618 |
| 2022 | 582 |
| 2023 | 573 |
| 2024 | 560 |
| 2025 | 567 |
Neighboring counties
- Dawson County west · 11,776 people
- Scurry County east · 16,162 people
- Howard County south · 30,504 people
- Garza County north · 4,510 people
- Lynn County northwest · 6,017 people
- Mitchell County southeast · 8,947 people
- Martin County southwest · 5,284 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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