Place:Erath, Texas, United States

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NameErath
Alt namesErathsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates32.233°N 98.233°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1856 - )
See alsoHood, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Milam, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alexander
Bluff Dale
Bunyan
Chalk Mountain
Clairette
Cottonwood
Dublin
Duffau
Edna Hill
Hannibal
Harbin
Highland
Huckabay
Johnsville
Knob Hill
Lingleville
Morgan Mill
Patillo
Purves
Sapoak
Selden
Shiloh
Stephenville
Thurber
Victor
Welcome Valley
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Erath County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 37,890. It is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Stephenville.

Erath County is also home to two of North America's largest renewable natural gas plants. The largest being operated at Huckabay Ridge, near Stephenville. The second largest being located outside of Dublin at Rio Leche Estates. On November 4, 2008, Erath County voters elected to allow the sale of beer and wine in the county for off-premise consumption.


Erath County should not be confused with the city of Earth, which is located in the Texas Panhandle in Lamb County, approximately 200 miles northwest of Erath County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1856 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1866 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1866 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1869 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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
1860 2,425
1870 1,801
1880 11,796
1890 21,594
1900 29,966
1910 32,095
1920 28,385
1930 20,804
1940 20,760
1950 18,434
1960 16,236
1970 18,141
1980 22,560
1990 27,991
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