Place:Jeff Davis, Texas, United States

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NameJeff Davis
Alt namesJeff Davissource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.7°N 104.083°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1887 - )
See alsoPresidio, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bell Place Windmill
Chispa
Corner Windmill
Fort Davis
Old Place Windmill
Saltlick Mill
Valentine
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Jeff Davis County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,996. Its county seat is Fort Davis. The county is named for Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis served as the 23rd United States Secretary of War in the 1850s, and as President of the Confederate States of America.

Jeff Davis County is recognizable for its unique shape; it is a pentagon that has no north–south nor east–west boundaries, save for a six-mile line serving as its southern boundary. It is the only county in the United States that touches a foreign country (Mexico) at a single point. Jeff Davis is one of the nine counties that compose the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.

The county contains the Texas Davis Mountains American Viticultural Area. About are "under vine". The McDonald Observatory, owned by the University of Texas at Austin, is located near Fort Davis.

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Date Event Source
1887 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1931 Marriage 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
1890 1,394
1900 1,150
1910 1,678
1920 1,445
1930 1,800
1940 2,375
1950 2,090
1960 1,582
1970 1,527
1980 1,647
1990 1,946
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