Population History of Hutchinson County


In 1890 the population of Hutchinson County was 58;
1900 303;
1910 892;
1920, 1,721;
1930 15,848;
1940 19, 069;
1950 31,580;
1955 35, 685;
1970 24,448;
1920 – 1933 Prohibition
1910 – 1930 – Oil Exploration
1914-1919 – World War I
1926-1930 Borger Boomtown Borger’s Population in July of 1926 was estimated to be 35,000.
1929-1939 – Depression
1930 – Population was 20,000? (5000?)
1940 – Population was 10,018 1939-1945 Second World War (second Borger Boom) 1950 - Population was 18,000
1945-1960 – Borger at a high point and growing
1960 Population at 26,488
1956-present – Frank Phillips College
1960-2000 – Borger Decline
1970 – Population was 18,112 1980 – Borger 15,837 County 26,304
1990 – Borger 15,675 County 25,689
2000 – Borger 14,302 County 23,857