Place:Upton, Texas, United States

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NameUpton
Alt namesUptonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.367°N 102.05°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1867 - )
See alsoTom Green, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Flat Rock
McCamey
Midkiff
Rankin
Sevenmile Corner
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Upton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,308. Its county seat is Rankin. The county was created in 1887 and later organized in 1910. It is named for two brothers: John C. and William F. Upton, both colonels in the Confederate Army.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1867 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 Probate 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
1890 52
1900 48
1910 501
1920 253
1930 5,968
1940 4,297
1950 5,307
1960 6,239
1970 4,697
1980 4,619
1990 4,447

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