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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
Austin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,167. Its seat is Bellville.
Austin County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Austin County is not to be confused with the city of Austin, the state capital city that lies in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | County formed | 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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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 3,841
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| 1860 | 10,139
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| 1870 | 15,087
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| 1880 | 14,429
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| 1890 | 17,859
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| 1900 | 20,676
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| 1910 | 17,699
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| 1920 | 18,874
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| 1930 | 18,860
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| 1940 | 17,384
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| 1950 | 14,663
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| 1960 | 13,777
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| 1970 | 13,831
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| 1980 | 17,726
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| 1990 | 19,832
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