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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
Bastrop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,171. Its county seat is Bastrop. Bastrop County is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop (he was actually a commoner named Philip Hendrik Nering Bogel wanted for embezzlement in his native country of the Netherlands), an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants in Texas. (See List of Texas county name etymologies.)
In September 2011 Bastrop County suffered the most destructive wildfire in Texas history, which destroyed over 1,600 homes.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Probate 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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| 1851 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 3,099
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| 1860 | 7,006
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| 1870 | 12,290
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| 1880 | 17,215
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| 1890 | 20,736
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| 1900 | 26,845
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| 1910 | 25,344
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| 1920 | 26,649
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| 1930 | 23,888
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| 1940 | 21,610
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| 1950 | 19,622
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| 1960 | 16,925
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| 1970 | 17,297
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| 1980 | 24,726
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| 1990 | 38,263
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