Place:Bowie, Texas, United States

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NameBowie
Alt namesBowiesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.45°N 94.433°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1840 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bowie County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,893. Bowie County is part of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area. The county is named for James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1840 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1889 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1889 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1889 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1889 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 2,912
1860 5,052
1870 4,684
1880 10,965
1890 20,267
1900 26,676
1910 34,827
1920 39,472
1930 48,563
1940 50,208
1950 61,966
1960 59,971
1970 67,813
1980 75,301
1990 81,665

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