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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
Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063, making it the 10th-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Matador. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Mottley's name is spelled incorrectly because the bill establishing the county misspelled his name. Motley County was one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a wet county.
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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| 1891 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | 24
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| 1890 | 139
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| 1900 | 1,257
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| 1910 | 2,396
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| 1920 | 4,107
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| 1930 | 6,812
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| 1940 | 4,994
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| 1950 | 3,963
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| 1960 | 2,870
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| 1970 | 2,178
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| 1980 | 1,950
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| 1990 | 1,532
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