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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Andrews County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 13,004. Its county seat is Andrews. Andrews is named for Richard Andrews, a soldier of the Texas Revolution. Andrews County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. Andrews County was formed in 1875 from Bexar County.
The Andrews Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Andrews County.
Andrews County was represented in the Texas House of Representatives from 1993-2008 by George E. "Buddy" West, who died on June 25. He will be succeeded in January 2009 by fellow Republican Tryon D. Lewis, who unseated West in the April 8 primary election.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1910 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 24
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| 1900 | 87
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| 1910 | 975
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| 1920 | 350
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| 1930 | 736
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| 1940 | 1,277
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| 1950 | 5,002
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| 1960 | 13,450
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| 1970 | 10,372
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| 1980 | 13,323
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| 1990 | 14,338
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