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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
Palo Pinto County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,111. The seat of the county is Palo Pinto.
Palo Pinto County is part of the Mineral Wells Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
Upham Oil and Gas Company has operated in Palo Pinto County since its founding in 1956 by the late Chet Upham of Mineral Wells, who was also the chairman of the Texas Republican Party from 1979-1983. The company is now run by his son, Chester Robert Upham, III.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Probate 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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| 1870 | 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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| 1860 | 1,524
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| 1870 | 0
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| 1880 | 5,885
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| 1890 | 8,320
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| 1900 | 12,291
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| 1910 | 19,506
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| 1920 | 23,431
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| 1930 | 17,576
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| 1940 | 18,456
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| 1950 | 17,154
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| 1960 | 20,516
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| 1970 | 28,962
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| 1980 | 24,062
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| 1990 | 25,055
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