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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
Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. The county seat is Rocksprings. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. It is named for Haden Edwards, an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The Edwards Aquifer and Edwards Plateau are named after the county by reason of their locations.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1858 | 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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1888 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1888 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1888 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1888 | 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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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 266
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1890 | 1,970
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1900 | 3,108
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1910 | 3,768
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1920 | 2,283
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1930 | 2,764
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1940 | 2,933
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1950 | 2,908
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1960 | 2,317
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1970 | 2,107
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1980 | 2,033
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1990 | 2,266
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