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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
Burnet County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,750. Its county seat is Burnet. Burnet is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas. The name of the county is pronounced with the emphasis or accent on the first syllable, just as its namesake David Burnet. Burnet County was founded in 1852.
Burnet County is part of the Marble Falls, Texas, Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1852 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Court 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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| 1860 | 2,487
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| 1870 | 3,688
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| 1880 | 6,855
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| 1890 | 10,747
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| 1900 | 10,528
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| 1910 | 10,755
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| 1920 | 9,499
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| 1930 | 10,355
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| 1940 | 10,771
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| 1950 | 10,356
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| 1960 | 9,265
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| 1970 | 11,420
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| 1980 | 17,803
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| 1990 | 22,677
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