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Over time, Texas has been getting “wetter.” In 2003, there were 35 completely wet counties and 51 completely dry. In 1995, there were 53 dry counties, and in 1986, there were 62 dry counties. The list below reflects the wet, part wet, and dry coding on the map.
Dry state. A dry state was a state in the United States in which the manufacture, distribution, importation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited or tightly restricted. Some states, such as North Dakota, entered the United States as dry states, and others went dry after the passage of prohibition legislation or the Volstead Act.
Dec 27, 2018 · And it's part of a long-term trend that's washing over Texas. To put it in perspective: in 1996, there were 53 dry counties in Texas. By 2011 that number dropped to 25. And as of Election Day when ...
Feb 9, 2016 · In May 1915 Runnels County was flush with the success of an unprecedented harvest of 58,000 bales of cotton. A dry fall did not arouse any apprehension, but when only fourteen inches of rain fell during 1916 and less than eleven inches in 1917, cotton production dropped precipitously.
- Borden County
- Hemphill County
- Kent County
- Roberts County
- Throckmorton County
With a population of 641, Borden county is one of the states smaller counties. Peaking with a population of 1,386 in 1910, the counties population as steadily declined to a population of 641 in 2010. If you’re looking to get a drink, check out Howard County to the south or Scurry County to the east.
In the far north of the Texas border, right next to the Oklahoma border. Though still small, with a population of 3,807 it’s one of the larger counties to be considered ry in the state. The city was at its peak in 1980 when it was home to 5,304 Texans. Since then it’s population has hovered around the mid 3,000’s. Need to get a drink? We’d recommen...
This brings us to tiny Kent County in Texas. Noted as Congressional District 19, the population of Kent County is only 808 as of 2010. The county reached its peak population in 1930 when it had a population of 3,851. The county is home to the ghost town of Clairemont, Texas. If you’re looking for alcohol, your best bet is Scurry County nearby.
Another small county, Roberts County, Texas is home to only 929 according to the 2010 census. The counties population has been fairly consistent for the last 100 years, peaking at 1,469 in the 1920 census. At only 23,7% english, the population of Roberts County is fairly diverse with 18.4% of residents reporting as British and only 8.8% identifying...
A mouthful of a county name, Throckmorton County, is home to 1,641 Texans. Having been created in 1860 (at the outset of the Civil War) the population ballooned to 5,253 in the 1930s and then fell every decade from there. If you’re in Throckmorton county and looking for a drink, we’d suggest Archer County or Stephens County to the southeast.
Dec 14, 2018 · And it’s part of a long-term trend that’s washing over Texas. To put it in perspective: in 1996, there were 53 dry countiesin Texas. By 2011 that number dropped to 25. And as of Election Day when Stanton, the seat of Martin County went wet, there are now just five dry counties in Texas – in a state whose attitudes toward alcohol have ...
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Dec 14, 2018 · To put it in perspective: in 1996, there were 53 dry counties in Texas. By 2011 that number dropped to 25. And as of Election Day when Stanton, the seat of Martin County went wet, there are now just five dry counties in Texas – in a state whose attitudes toward alcohol have always been complex, but tended to be more conservative than the ...
