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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
Hays County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its official population had reached 157,107. It is named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer. The seat of the county is San Marcos.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Land records recorded | 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 | Court 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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| 1870 | 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 | 387
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| 1860 | 2,126
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| 1870 | 4,088
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| 1880 | 7,555
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| 1890 | 11,352
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| 1900 | 14,142
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| 1910 | 15,518
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| 1920 | 15,920
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| 1930 | 14,915
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| 1940 | 15,349
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| 1950 | 17,840
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| 1960 | 19,934
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| 1970 | 27,642
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| 1980 | 40,594
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| 1990 | 65,614
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