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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
Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,517. Hamilton County is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas. The county seat is Hamilton.
Timeline
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1869 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1860 | 489
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| 1870 | 733
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| 1880 | 6,365
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| 1890 | 9,313
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| 1900 | 13,520
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| 1910 | 15,315
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| 1920 | 14,676
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| 1930 | 13,523
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| 1940 | 13,303
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| 1950 | 10,660
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| 1960 | 8,488
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| 1970 | 7,198
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| 1980 | 8,297
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| 1990 | 7,733
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