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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
Deaf Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,583. The county seat is Hereford, which is known as the "Beef Capital of the World". The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890.
The Hereford, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Deaf Smith County.
History
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In 1876, the state legislature defined and named the county, but it was not organized until 1890, with the town of La Plata as the original county seat. The county was named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a partially deaf scout and soldier who served in the Texas Revolution, and was the first to reach the Alamo after its fall in 1836. The pronunciation of "Deaf", as used by Smith himself, is ; however, most residents pronounce it .
Deaf Smith as he appears at the Deaf Smith County Museum |
The Deaf Smith County Historical Museum in Hereford |
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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 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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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 | 38
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1890 | 179
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1900 | 843
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1910 | 3,942
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1920 | 3,747
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1930 | 5,979
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1940 | 6,056
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1950 | 9,111
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1960 | 13,187
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1970 | 18,999
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1980 | 21,165
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1990 | 19,153
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