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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
Angelina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Angelina County was formed in 1846 from Nacogdoches County. As of 2000, the population was 80,130. Its county seat is Lufkin. Angelina is named for a Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them. (See List of Texas county name etymologies.) Angelina County is a wet county as of November 2006 wet/dry election. In November 2007 the small community of Burke was the only city in Angelina county to return to dry status.
The Lufkin Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Angelina County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1903 | Birth 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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| 1850 | 1,165
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| 1860 | 4,271
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| 1870 | 3,985
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| 1880 | 5,239
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| 1890 | 6,306
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| 1900 | 13,481
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| 1910 | 17,705
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| 1920 | 22,287
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| 1930 | 27,803
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| 1940 | 32,201
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| 1950 | 36,032
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| 1960 | 39,814
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| 1970 | 49,349
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| 1980 | 64,172
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| 1990 | 69,884
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