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Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | The county is bordered on the north by Oklahoma, on the east by Wilbarger County, on the south by Foard County, and on the west by Cottle and Childress counties. |
 | | In 1982, 96 percent of the land in the county was in farms and ranches, with 40 percent of the land under cultivation and 8 percent irrigated. |
 | | The number of residents in the county was 11,073 in 1940, 10,185 in 1950, 8,275 in 1960, 6,795 in 1970, 6,368 in 1980, and 5,283 in 1990. |
| www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/hch5.html (2007 words) |
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