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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
Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast (matagorda is a Spanish word meaning "thick bush").
Matagorda County comprises the Bay City, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX combined statistical area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1827 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage 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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| 1850 | 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 | 2,124
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| 1860 | 3,454
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| 1870 | 3,377
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| 1880 | 3,940
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| 1890 | 3,985
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| 1900 | 6,097
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| 1910 | 13,594
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| 1920 | 16,589
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| 1930 | 17,678
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| 1940 | 20,066
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| 1950 | 21,559
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| 1960 | 25,744
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| 1970 | 27,913
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| 1980 | 37,828
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| 1990 | 36,928
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