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Contained Places - Inhabited place
- Miami
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Roberts County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 827, making it the seventh-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Miami, which is also the county's only incorporated community. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1889. It is named for Oran Milo Roberts, a governor of Texas. Roberts County is one of six prohibition (entirely dry) counties in the state of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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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| 1889 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1889 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1889 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1889 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | 32
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| 1890 | 326
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| 1900 | 620
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| 1910 | 950
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| 1920 | 1,469
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| 1930 | 1,457
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| 1940 | 1,289
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| 1950 | 1,031
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| 1960 | 1,075
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| 1970 | 967
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| 1980 | 1,187
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| 1990 | 1,025
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