Place:Edwards, Texas, United States

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NameEdwards
Alt namesEdwardssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.967°N 100.3°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1858 - )
See alsoReal, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Barksdale
Carta Valley
Hackberry
Rocksprings
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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
1858 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1888 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 266
1890 1,970
1900 3,108
1910 3,768
1920 2,283
1930 2,764
1940 2,933
1950 2,908
1960 2,317
1970 2,107
1980 2,033
1990 2,266

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