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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
Red River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for the Red River, which forms its northern boundary. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,860. Its seat is Clarksville. As of 2000, it had the lowest population density for all counties in East Texas.
Red River County is the birthplace of John Nance Garner, 32nd Vice President of the United States. B.P. Newman (1927–2008), a Texas business entrepreneur, developer, and philanthropist based in Laredo, was also born in Red River County.
Red River County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Erwin Cain of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
See also the Red River Project.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | 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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| 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 | 3,906
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| 1860 | 8,535
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| 1870 | 10,653
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| 1880 | 17,194
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| 1890 | 21,452
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| 1900 | 29,893
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| 1910 | 28,564
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| 1920 | 35,829
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| 1930 | 30,923
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| 1940 | 29,769
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| 1950 | 21,851
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| 1960 | 15,682
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| 1970 | 14,298
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| 1980 | 16,101
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| 1990 | 14,317
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