Place:Chambers, Texas, United States

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NameChambers
Alt namesChamberssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.733°N 94.65°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1858 - )
See alsoJefferson, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Liberty, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Anahuac
Beach City
Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District Canal
Clifton Beach
Cove
Double Bayou
Eldon
Eminence
Graydon ( 1869 - 1938 )
Hankamer
Monroe City
Mont Belvieu
Oak Island
Old River-Winfree
Sea Breeze
Shoreacres
Smith Point
Stowell
Wallisville
Winnie
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, its population was 35,096. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in Texas. The county was founded in 1858. The seat of the county is Anahuac.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1858 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1875 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1876 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1876 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1876 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1860 1,508
1870 1,503
1880 2,187
1890 2,241
1900 3,046
1910 4,234
1920 4,162
1930 5,710
1940 7,511
1950 7,871
1960 10,379
1970 12,187
1980 18,538
1990 20,088
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