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Montague County ( 〔http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-m.html〕) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, established in 1857. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,719.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48337.html )〕 The county seat is Montague.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created in 1857 and organized the next year. It is named for Daniel Montague, a surveyor and soldier in the Mexican-American War. Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Montague County in the Texas House of Representatives. He carried the county in the 2012 Republican runoff election.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30 )〕 ==History== On April 9, 2009, Governor Rick Perry issued a state of disaster for Montague County relating to substantial fires which had ravaged large portions of the county. In later interviews, Governor Perry called the fire "the most vicious" he'd ever seen. On September 26, 2009, an historical marker on the Chisholm Trail was unveiled at the site of the former community of Red River Station in Montague County. The 5.5-foot concrete marker is the last of twelve erected in Montague County as part of a joint project of the Texas Lakes Trail and the Montague County Historical Commission to outline the Chisholm Trail.〔''Wichita Falls Times Record News'', September 27, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montague County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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