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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
Lynn County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,596. Its county seat is Tahoka. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1903.
Lynn County, along with Crosby and Lubbock Counties, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA), encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area (CSA).
Lynn County was one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a moist county.
The county has two historical museums, the O'Donnell Heritage Museum, with a Dan Blocker room in O'Donnell, and the Tahoka Pioneer Museum in Tahoka.
The county is also home to the Lynn County Hospital District that provides medical care to the county and surrounding area
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | 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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1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1903 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1903 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1903 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1903 | Probate 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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1880 | 9
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1890 | 24
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1900 | 17
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1910 | 1,713
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1920 | 4,751
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1930 | 12,372
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1940 | 11,931
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1950 | 11,030
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1960 | 10,914
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1970 | 9,107
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1980 | 8,605
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1990 | 6,758
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