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Name | Presidio |
Alt names | Presidio | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 29.917°N 104.25°W |
Located in | Texas, United States (1870 - ) |
See also | Brewster, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Buchel, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Foley, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jeff Davis, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pecos, 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
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131.[1] Its county seat is Marfa. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological index of counties) is in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and is named for the border settlement of Presidio del Norte. It is on the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexican border.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1875 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1876 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | 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 | 580
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1870 | 1,636
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1880 | 2,873
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1890 | 1,698
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1900 | 3,673
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1910 | 5,218
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1920 | 12,202
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1930 | 10,154
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1940 | 10,925
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1950 | 7,354
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1960 | 5,460
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1970 | 4,842
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1980 | 5,188
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1990 | 6,637
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