Place:Brooks, Texas, United States

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NameBrooks
Alt namesBrookssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates27.033°N 98.233°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1911 - )
See alsoHidalgo, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Starr, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Airport Road Addition
Cantu Addition
Encino
Flowella
Inhabited place
Alto Colorado
Falfurrias
Hartland
La India
Noria Willie
Papalote del Norte
Rachal
Tacubaya
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,076. Its county seat is Falfurrias. The county is named for James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator. It is one of the poorest counties in Texas.[1] Much of it is large ranches: part of the King Ranch occupies the eastern portion of the county; the Mariposa Ranch is the largest on the county's west side. About 88% of the county's population is Latino.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1911 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1950 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 4,560
1930 5,901
1940 6,362
1950 9,195
1960 8,609
1970 8,005
1980 8,428
1990 8,204
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