Place:Willacy, Texas, United States

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NameWillacy
Alt namesWillacy countysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates26.467°N 97.633°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1911 - )
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Lasara
Port Mansfield
Santa Monica
Sebastian
Willamar
Inhabited place
Lyford
Porfirio
Raymondville
San Perlita
Willacy County Housing Authority
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


Willacy is a county.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1911 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 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
1930 10,499
1940 13,230
1950 20,920
1960 20,084
1970 15,570
1980 17,495
1990 17,705

Note: Kenedy County, formed in 1911, was named Willacy until 1921. The present Willacy County was formed in 1921 from Cameron and Hidalgo with a small part from Kenedy (old Willacy).

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