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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
Cooke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 36,363. Its county seat is Gainesville6. Cooke is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1830 | 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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| 1849 | Court 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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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1870 | 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 | 220
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| 1860 | 3,760
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| 1870 | 5,315
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| 1880 | 20,391
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| 1890 | 24,696
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| 1900 | 27,494
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| 1910 | 26,603
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| 1920 | 25,667
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| 1930 | 24,136
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| 1940 | 24,909
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| 1950 | 22,146
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| 1960 | 22,560
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| 1970 | 23,471
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| 1980 | 27,656
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| 1990 | 30,777
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