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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
Collingsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 3,206. Its county seat is Wellington6. Collingsworth is named for James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas. The reason the county name differs is due to the fact that the bill creating the county misspelled Collinsworth's name. Collingsworth County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | 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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| 1880 | 6
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| 1890 | 357
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| 1900 | 1,233
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| 1910 | 5,224
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| 1920 | 9,154
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| 1930 | 14,461
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| 1940 | 10,331
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| 1950 | 9,139
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| 1960 | 6,276
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| 1970 | 4,755
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| 1980 | 4,648
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| 1990 | 3,573
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