Borger, Texas 2024

Borger is a small city located in the Texas Panhandle, USA. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 14,898. Borger was founded in 1926 as a planned community built around the central theme of creating a self-sufficient farm-to-table agricultural community.

One of the significant cultural influences is the former Phillips University, which was a liberal arts college that closed in 1994. The university's campus is now home to the Borger Independent School District's administration offices, the Borger Adult Learning Center, the Phillips Event Center, and the Francois Centre. Texas A&M University has a branch campus located in Borger.

Borger has several local attractions. The town's park, the Borger City park, has a playground, swimming pool, tennis, and basketball courts, picnic areas, and a frisbee golf course. The Borger Police Department has a shooting range open to the public.There are two museums in Borger; the Hutchinson County Museum and the Borger Historical Museum. The Hutchinson County Museum is housed in the 1928 house, originally built for Phillips University faculty, and contains the cultural and natural history of the surrounding area. The Borger Historical Museum is in a 1936 armory built by the WPA. It features several permanent exhibits, including a recreated farm kitchen and general store.

Four festivals are held every year in Borger: the annual Quail Festival in September, the Borger Halloween Carnival in October, the Christmas celebration called "Christmas in the Country Celebration," and "Christmas in the Country Christmas Parade" in December.

Borger has various dining options ranging from fast food to unique dining experiences. The Rusty Racoon is an unusual location; it has been occupied by various restaurants over the years; the Rusty Racoon reopened in the summer of 2014 yet again under new ownership and a new menu. Borger has a historic landmark, the Santa Fe Trail steakhouse, which opened in 1934. Unique to Borger is El Charro, the only locally owned Mexican restaurant in town. During the fall, The Stable offers chuckwagon dinners as a unique way to dine and experience Borger's cowboy culture.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Borger's climate is humid subtropical, abbreviated Cfa, characterized by hot summers and cold, windy winters.

The racial makeup of the city was 83.5% White, 0.6% African American, 3.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 11.0% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.1% of the population. The town had 5741 households, and 3808 families residing in Borger. Of the 5741 households, 1,119 (19.5%) contained children under age 18, 3,378 (58.5%) were opposite-sex married couples, 92 (1.6%) contained a female householder with no husband present, and 314 (5.4%) had a male household with no wife present. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.03.

Anyone who knows, or has been to Borger, Texas, can tell you they have a deep appreciation for the farm-to-table way of life. Borger, located in the Texas Panhandle, was established in 1926 to be an agricultural community that grew and raised everything locally. They didn't just grow crops, raise cattle, and grow wheat; they thrived on this healthy way of life. They even have a statue of a wheat stalk in their city park and bill itself as "The Wheatheart of the Country."

In the middle of the Texas Panhandle sits a very " farm-to-table" community that takes their motto, "From Seed to Plate," very seriously. Although Borger, Texas, has only 14,898 residents, according to the 2020 census, people from all over the state visit this small town to enjoy farm-to-table produce and meats.