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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
Shelby County is a county located in the far eastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,022. Its county seat is Center. The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for Isaac Shelby, a soldier in the American Revolution who became the first governor of Kentucky.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Land 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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| 1881 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 4,239
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| 1860 | 5,362
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| 1870 | 5,732
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| 1880 | 9,523
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| 1890 | 14,365
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| 1900 | 20,452
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| 1910 | 26,423
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| 1920 | 27,464
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| 1930 | 28,627
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| 1940 | 29,235
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| 1950 | 23,479
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| 1960 | 20,479
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| 1970 | 19,672
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| 1980 | 23,084
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| 1990 | 22,034
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