Place:Blanco, Texas, United States

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NameBlanco
Alt namesBlancosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.25°N 98.417°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1858 - )
See alsoBexar, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Comal, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Hays, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Kendall, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Travis, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Blanco Cemetery
Inhabited place
Blanco
Blowout
Cypress Mill
Johnson City
Payton
Round Mountain
Sandy
Twin Sisters
Unknown
Cypress Mills
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Blanco County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population is 10,497. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet, Comal, Gillespie and Hays Counties. The city of Blanco served as the county seat from 1858 to 1890, when it was moved to Johnson City.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1858 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1876 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1876 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1876 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1860 1,281
1870 1,187
1880 3,583
1890 4,649
1900 4,703
1910 4,311
1920 4,063
1930 3,842
1940 4,264
1950 3,780
1960 3,657
1970 3,567
1980 4,681
1990 5,972
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