Place:Colorado, Texas, United States

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Place Information
Name
Colorado
Alternate names
Colorado     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
29.617°N 96.533°W
Located in
Texas, United States     (1836 - )
Contained Places

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Alleyton
Altair
Atascosito Crossing
Bernardo
Boedecker Junction
Borden
Chesterville
Columbus
Eagle Lake
Eldridge
Frelsburg
Garwood
Glidden
Gwinns Crossing
Helms
Hillcrest
Jay Ray
Laban
Lafitte
Lakeside
Lone Oak
Matthews
Mentz
Nada
Oakland
Pisek
Provident City
Rayner Junction
Rock Island
Shaws Bend
Sheridan
Weimar
Unknown
New Bielau
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source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 20,390. Its county seat is Columbus6. Colorado is named for the Colorado River.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1824 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 2,257
1860 7,885
1870 8,326
1880 16,673
1890 19,512
1900 22,203
1910 18,897
1920 19,013
1930 19,129
1940 17,812
1950 17,576
1960 18,463
1970 17,638
1980 18,823
1990 18,383

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