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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
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 179,927. Its county seat is Cleburne. Johnson County is named for Middleton Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician. Johnson County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
History
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The first settler of Johnson County was Henry Briden, who built a log cabin on the Nolan River in 1849. His log cabin still exists, and can be seen along State Highway 174 in Rio Vista, Texas. The first county seat was Wardville, now located under the waters of Lake Pat Cleburne. In 1856, Buchanan became the county seat. Johnson County was divided in 1866, with the western half becoming Hood County. Camp Henderson became the new county seat and was renamed Cleburne in honor of Confederate General Patrick Cleburne.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | Birth records recorded | 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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1880 | 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 | 4,305
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1870 | 4,923
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1880 | 17,911
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1890 | 22,313
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1900 | 33,819
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1910 | 34,460
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1920 | 37,286
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1930 | 33,317
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1940 | 30,384
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1950 | 31,390
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1960 | 34,720
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1970 | 45,769
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1980 | 67,649
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1990 | 97,165
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