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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
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in the Texas Panhandle and its county seat is Claude.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,848. Armstrong County is included in the Amarillo metropolitan area.
The county was formed in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It was named for one of several Texas pioneer families named Armstrong.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | 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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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Probate 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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| 1880 | 31
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| 1890 | 944
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| 1900 | 1,205
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| 1910 | 2,682
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| 1920 | 2,816
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| 1930 | 3,329
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| 1940 | 2,495
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| 1950 | 2,215
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| 1960 | 1,966
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| 1970 | 1,895
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| 1980 | 1,994
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| 1990 | 2,021
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