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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
Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,066. Its county seat is Lockhart. Caldwell County was founded in 1848, and was named after Mathew Caldwell, a ranger captain who fought in the Battle of Plum Creek against the Comanches and against Santa Anna's armies during the Texas Revolution. Caldwell was also a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1846 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1860 | 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 | 1,329
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| 1860 | 4,481
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| 1870 | 6,572
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| 1880 | 11,757
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| 1890 | 15,769
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| 1900 | 21,765
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| 1910 | 24,237
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| 1920 | 25,160
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| 1930 | 31,397
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| 1940 | 24,893
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| 1950 | 19,350
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| 1960 | 17,222
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| 1970 | 21,178
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| 1980 | 23,637
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| 1990 | 26,392
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