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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 the 2010 census, its population was 38,437. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. Cooke County was founded in 1848. The county seat is Gainesville.
Cooke County is part of the Gainesville Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
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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