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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
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
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1840 | 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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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1889 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1889 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1889 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1889 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 2,912
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1860 | 5,052
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1870 | 4,684
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1880 | 10,965
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1890 | 20,267
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1900 | 26,676
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1910 | 34,827
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1920 | 39,472
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1930 | 48,563
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1940 | 50,208
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1950 | 61,966
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1960 | 59,971
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1970 | 67,813
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1980 | 75,301
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1990 | 81,665
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