Place:Throckmorton, Texas, United States

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NameThrockmorton
Alt namesThrockmortonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.167°N 99.2°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1858 - )
See alsoBexar, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Milam, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
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Throckmorton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,440. Its county seat is Throckmorton. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1879. It is named for William Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler. Throckmorton County is one of six prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1858 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1879 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 124
1870 0
1880 711
1890 902
1900 1,750
1910 4,563
1920 3,589
1930 5,253
1940 4,275
1950 3,618
1960 2,767
1970 2,205
1980 2,053
1990 1,880

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