Place:Hemphill, Texas, United States

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NameHemphill
Alt namesHemphillsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates35.85°N 100.267°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1876 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Canadian
Clear Creek
Dreyfoos
Gem
Glazier
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hemphill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,382. The county seat and only incorporated community in the county is the city of Canadian. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. It is named for John Hemphill, a judge and Confederate congressman. Hemphill County is one of six prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1876 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1887 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1880 149
1890 519
1900 815
1910 3,170
1920 4,280
1930 4,637
1940 4,170
1950 4,123
1960 3,185
1970 3,084
1980 5,304
1990 3,720
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