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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
Eastland County is a county located in West Central Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,583. It is named for William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and the only officer to die as a result of the so-called "Black Bean executions" of the ill-fated Mier Expedition. The county seat is Eastland. It was founded in 1858.
Two Eastland County communities, Cisco and Ranger have junior colleges.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1873 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | 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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| 1860 | 99
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| 1870 | 88
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| 1880 | 4,855
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| 1890 | 10,373
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| 1900 | 17,971
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| 1910 | 23,421
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| 1920 | 58,505
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| 1930 | 34,156
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| 1940 | 30,345
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| 1950 | 23,942
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| 1960 | 19,526
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| 1970 | 18,092
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| 1980 | 19,480
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| 1990 | 18,488
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