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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
Brown County is a county in west-central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,095. Its county seat is Brownwood. The county was founded in 1856 and organized in 1858. It is named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco, an early conflict between Texians and Mexicans.
The Brownwood, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Brown County.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | County formed | 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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1880 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1900 | 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 | 244
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1870 | 544
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1880 | 8,414
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1890 | 11,421
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1900 | 16,019
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1910 | 22,935
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1920 | 21,682
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1930 | 26,382
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1940 | 25,924
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1950 | 28,607
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1960 | 24,728
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1970 | 25,877
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1980 | 33,057
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1990 | 34,371
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