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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
Fisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,974. It is named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Fisher County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. The seat of the county is Roby.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | 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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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1886 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | 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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| 1880 | 136
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| 1890 | 2,996
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| 1900 | 3,708
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| 1910 | 12,596
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| 1920 | 11,009
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| 1930 | 13,563
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| 1940 | 12,932
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| 1950 | 11,023
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| 1960 | 7,865
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| 1970 | 6,344
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| 1980 | 5,891
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| 1990 | 4,842
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