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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
Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,651. Its county seat is Brownfield. The county is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County is one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | 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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| 1904 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1905 | Court 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 | 21
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| 1900 | 48
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| 1910 | 1,474
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| 1920 | 2,236
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| 1930 | 8,883
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| 1940 | 11,160
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| 1950 | 13,107
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| 1960 | 16,286
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| 1970 | 14,118
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| 1980 | 14,581
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| 1990 | 13,218
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