Place:Hall, Texas, United States

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NameHall
Alt namesHallsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.533°N 100.683°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1876 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Brice
Eli
Estelline
Hulver
Lakeview
Lesley
Memphis
Newlin
Parnell
Plains Junction
Plaska
South Brice
Turkey
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population is 3,353. Its county seat is Memphis. Hall County is named for Warren D. C. Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.

The town of Turkey in Hall County is considered the home town of the late Western Swing performer Bob Wills. A Bob Wills Day celebration is held there the last Saturday in April.

Hall County is also the birthplace of blues musician William Daniel McFalls, better known as Blues Boy Willie.

Republican U.S. Representative William Mac Thornberry is a Hall County native. So was Republican Daniel I.J. Thornton, a rancher and the governor of Colorado from 1951 to 1955.

At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, which reached into six counties, held acreage in Hall County. Minnie Lou Bradley, matriarch of the Bradley 3 Ranch in nearby Childress County, claims a Hall County address.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1876 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
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 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
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 36
1890 703
1900 1,670
1910 8,279
1920 11,137
1930 16,966
1940 12,117
1950 10,930
1960 7,322
1970 6,015
1980 5,594
1990 3,905
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