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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
Grimes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 23,552. The 2006 Census estimate placed the county's population at 25,552. Grimes is named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the county. The seat of the county is Anderson.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 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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| 1850 | 4,008
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| 1860 | 10,307
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| 1870 | 13,218
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| 1880 | 18,603
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| 1890 | 21,312
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| 1900 | 26,106
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| 1910 | 21,205
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| 1920 | 23,101
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| 1930 | 22,642
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| 1940 | 21,960
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| 1950 | 15,135
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| 1960 | 12,709
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| 1970 | 11,855
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| 1980 | 13,580
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| 1990 | 18,828
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