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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
Robertson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,757. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1837 and organized the following year. It is named for Sterling C. Robertson, an early settler who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Robertson County is in east-central Texas and is part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Marriage 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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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 | 934
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1860 | 4,997
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1870 | 9,990
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1880 | 22,383
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1890 | 26,506
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1900 | 31,480
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1910 | 27,454
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1920 | 27,933
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1930 | 27,240
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1940 | 25,710
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1950 | 19,908
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1960 | 16,157
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1970 | 14,389
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1980 | 14,653
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1990 | 15,511
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