Place:Jim Wells, Texas, United States

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NameJim Wells
Alt namesJim Wellssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates27.767°N 98.1°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1911 - )
See alsoNueces, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Alfred-South La Paloma
Alice Acres
Coyote Acres
Loma Linda East
Rancho Alegre
Sandia
Westdale
Inhabited place
Alfred
Alice
Ben Bolt
Bentonville
Casa Blanca
El Carro
Ella
Knolle
La Gloria
Midway
Muil
Orange Grove
Palito Blanco
Pernitas Point
Premont
Seeligson
Torian
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jim Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,891. The county was founded in 1911 and is named for James B. Wells, Jr. (1850-1923), for three decades a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas.

Jim Wells County comprises the Alice, Texas micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice combined statistical area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1911 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 6,587
1930 13,456
1940 20,239
1950 27,991
1960 34,548
1970 33,032
1980 36,498
1990 37,679
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