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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
Yoakum County is a county located in the far western portion of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,879. Its county seat is Plains. The county is named for Henderson King Yoakum, a Texas historian. It is one of thirty remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. In 1965, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 5927 was placed at the county courthouse, acknowledging the creation of the county in 1876.
Until after 1900, the county contained primarily nomadic buffalo hunters and a few scattered ranchers. Yoakum County was organized in 1907, and the population increased to 602 because of the sale of state land deeds.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1907 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Probate 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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| 1890 | 4
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| 1900 | 26
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| 1910 | 602
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| 1920 | 504
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| 1930 | 1,263
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| 1940 | 5,354
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| 1950 | 4,339
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| 1960 | 8,032
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| 1970 | 7,344
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| 1980 | 8,299
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| 1990 | 8,786
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