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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
Reeves County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,748.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Pecos. The county was created in 1883 and organized the next year. It is named for George R. Reeves, a Texas state legislator and colonel in the Confederate Army. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Reeves County comprises the Pecos micropolitan statistical area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1883 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1885 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1890 | 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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1890 | 1,247
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1900 | 1,847
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1910 | 4,392
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1920 | 4,457
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1930 | 6,407
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1940 | 8,006
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1950 | 11,745
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1960 | 17,644
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1970 | 16,526
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1980 | 15,801
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1990 | 15,852
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