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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
Atascosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1856 from Bexar County. As of 2000, the population was 38,628. Its county seat is Jourdanton. Atascosa is named for the Atascosa River. (See List of Texas county name etymologies.)
The county is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1873 | 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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| 1860 | 1,578
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| 1870 | 2,915
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| 1880 | 4,217
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| 1890 | 6,459
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| 1900 | 7,143
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| 1910 | 10,004
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| 1920 | 12,702
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| 1930 | 15,654
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| 1940 | 19,275
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| 1950 | 20,048
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| 1960 | 18,828
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| 1970 | 18,696
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| 1980 | 25,055
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| 1990 | 30,533
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