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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
Bee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Beeville.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,047. The Beeville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bee County.
The county was founded December 8, 1857, and organized the next year. It is named for Barnard E. Bee, Sr., a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1857 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1860 | 910
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| 1870 | 1,082
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| 1880 | 2,298
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| 1890 | 3,720
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| 1900 | 7,720
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| 1910 | 12,090
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| 1920 | 12,137
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| 1930 | 15,721
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| 1940 | 16,481
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| 1950 | 18,174
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| 1960 | 23,755
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| 1970 | 22,737
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| 1980 | 26,030
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| 1990 | 25,135
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