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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Somervell County is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,205. Its county seat is Glen Rose. The county is named for Alexander Somervell, secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.
Somervell County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the Granbury micropolitan area.
The county contains the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station, one of two nuclear power plants in Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1860 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | 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 | Land 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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| 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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| 1885 | Marriage 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 | 2,649
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| 1890 | 3,419
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| 1900 | 3,498
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| 1910 | 3,931
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| 1920 | 3,563
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| 1930 | 3,016
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| 1940 | 3,071
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| 1950 | 2,542
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| 1960 | 2,577
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| 1970 | 2,793
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| 1980 | 4,154
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| 1990 | 5,360
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