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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
Dimmit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,996. It is named for Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution. The spelling of the county name and the spelling of the individual's name differ because of a misspelling error in the bill creating the county name. The same situation resulted in the 19th century in Kearney, Nebraska, when that community was named for Mexican War General Stephen W. Kearny.
The seat of the county is Carrizo Springs. The county was founded in 1858.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | 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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| 1870 | 109
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| 1880 | 665
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| 1890 | 1,049
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| 1900 | 1,106
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| 1910 | 3,460
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| 1920 | 5,296
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| 1930 | 8,828
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| 1940 | 8,542
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| 1950 | 10,654
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| 1960 | 10,095
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| 1970 | 9,039
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| 1980 | 11,367
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| 1990 | 10,433
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