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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
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,413. Its county seat is Livingston. Polk County is named for James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is in Eastern Polk County. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Court 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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| 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 2,348
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| 1860 | 8,300
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| 1870 | 8,707
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| 1880 | 7,189
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| 1890 | 10,332
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| 1900 | 14,447
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| 1910 | 17,459
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| 1920 | 16,784
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| 1930 | 17,555
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| 1940 | 20,635
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| 1950 | 16,194
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| 1960 | 13,861
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| 1970 | 14,457
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| 1980 | 24,407
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| 1990 | 30,687
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