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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
Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,918. Its county seat is Floresville. The county is named after James Charles Wilson.
The Connallys -- John Connally, a Texas governor and U.S. Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Treasury Secretary; Wayne Connally, a member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature, and Merrill Connally, an actor and a county judge—were all born and reared in Wilson County. Another native of Wilson County was the famed Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.
Wilson County is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1860 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1894 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1903 | Birth 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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| 1870 | 2,556
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| 1880 | 7,118
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| 1890 | 10,655
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| 1900 | 13,961
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| 1910 | 17,066
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| 1920 | 17,289
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| 1930 | 17,606
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| 1940 | 17,066
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| 1950 | 14,672
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| 1960 | 13,267
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| 1970 | 13,041
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| 1980 | 16,756
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| 1990 | 22,650
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