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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
Bell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Bell County was founded in 1850. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 310,235. Its county seat is Belton. The center of population of Texas is located in Bell County, in the town of Holland. Bell is named for Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Court 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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| 1870 | 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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| 1860 | 4,799
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| 1870 | 9,771
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| 1880 | 20,518
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| 1890 | 33,377
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| 1900 | 45,535
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| 1910 | 49,186
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| 1920 | 46,412
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| 1930 | 50,030
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| 1940 | 44,863
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| 1950 | 73,824
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| 1960 | 94,097
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| 1970 | 124,483
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| 1980 | 157,889
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| 1990 | 191,088
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