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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. Its county seat is Henderson. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
Rusk County is part of the Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Longview–Marshall, TX Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1843 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1847 | 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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1859 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1873 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1850 | 8,148
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1860 | 15,803
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1870 | 16,916
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1880 | 18,986
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1890 | 18,559
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1900 | 26,099
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1910 | 26,946
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1920 | 31,689
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1930 | 32,484
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1940 | 51,023
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1950 | 42,348
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1960 | 36,421
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1970 | 34,102
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1980 | 41,382
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1990 | 43,735
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