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| Name | Bexar |
| Alt names | Bexar | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 29.45°N 98.517°W |
| Located in | Texas, United States (1836 - ) |
| See also | Atascosa, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bandera, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Blanco, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Borden, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crockett, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dawson, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dawson, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fisher, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Frio, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gaines, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Howard, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Karnes, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kerr, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kinney, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Llano, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Martin, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mason, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Maverick, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mitchell, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Nolan, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | San Saba, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Scurry, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Shackelford, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stephens, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Throckmorton, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tom Green, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Uvalde, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wilson, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Young, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Zavala, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Bexar is the name of both a former district and current county in Texas.
Former District
Bexar District, an unorganized territory, was formed after 1860; by 1880 its 1870 area was part of Tom Green, Crockett, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Nolan, Fisher, Scurry, Borden, Dawson, and Gaines.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | 1,077
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Current County
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bexar County ( or ; ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. With a population that is 59.3% Hispanic as of 2020, it is Texas' most populous majority-Hispanic county and the third-largest such nationwide.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bexar County was created on December 20, 1836, and encompassed almost the entire western portion of the Republic of Texas. This included the disputed areas of eastern New Mexico northward to Wyoming. After statehood, 128 counties were carved out of its area.
The county was named for San Antonio de Béxar, one of the 23 Mexican municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at the time of its independence. San Antonio de Béxar—originally Villa de San Fernando de Béxar—was the first civil government established by the Spanish in the province of Texas. Specifically, the municipality was created in 1731 when 55 Canary Islanders settled near the system of missions that had been established around the source of the San Antonio River. The new settlement was named after the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar, the Spanish military outpost that protected the missions. The presidio, located at the San Pedro Springs, was founded in 1718 and named for Viceroy Balthasar Manuel de Zúñiga y Guzmán Sotomayor y Sarmiento, second son of the Duke of Béjar (a town in Spain). The modern city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas also derived its name from San Antonio de Béjar.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 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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| 1850 | 6,052
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| 1860 | 14,454
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| 1870 | 16,043
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| 1880 | 30,470
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| 1890 | 49,266
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| 1900 | 69,422
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| 1910 | 119,676
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| 1920 | 202,096
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| 1930 | 292,533
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| 1940 | 338,176
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| 1950 | 500,460
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| 1960 | 687,151
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| 1970 | 830,460
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| 1980 | 988,800
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| 1990 | 1,185,394
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