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Borger is a city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,302 at the 2000 census.

The city of Borger is named after its founder, A. P. (Ace) Borger, who had a reputation throughout Oklahoma and Texas as a shrewd town promoter. Borger and his business partner John R. Miller purchased a 240-acre townsite near the Canadian River in March 1926 after the discovery of oil in the vicinity. Within a few months time, the boomtown had swelled to a population of 45,000, most lured by sensationalist advertising and "black gold". In October 1926, the city charter was adopted and Miller was elected mayor. By this time the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway had completed the spur line to Borger, a post office had opened, and a school district was established. The boomtown of Borger soon had steam-generated electricity, telephone service, a hotel and jail.