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| Name | Tom Green |
| Alt names | Tom Green | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 31.4°N 100.467°W |
| Located in | Texas, United States (1874 - ) |
| See also | Bexar, Texas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Coke, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crane, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ector, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Glasscock, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Irion, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Loving, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Midland, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Reagan, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sterling, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Upton, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ward, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Winkler, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the San Angelo Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 110,224. Its county seat is San Angelo.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named for Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area of over .
The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to Santa Angela. In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to San Angelo by the United States Post Office.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1874 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | 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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| 1910 | 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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| 1880 | 3,615
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| 1890 | 5,152
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| 1900 | 6,804
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| 1910 | 17,882
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| 1920 | 15,210
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| 1930 | 36,033
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| 1940 | 39,302
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| 1950 | 58,929
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| 1960 | 64,630
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| 1970 | 71,047
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| 1980 | 84,784
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| 1990 | 98,458
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