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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
Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony, was established in 1849 and organized the next year. It was named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas militia.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1849 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1856 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1876 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1876 | Marriage 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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1850 | 664
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1860 | 6,020
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1870 | 5,788
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1880 | 24,671
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1890 | 41,142
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1900 | 52,376
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1910 | 108,572
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1920 | 152,800
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1930 | 197,553
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1940 | 225,521
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1950 | 361,253
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1960 | 538,495
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1970 | 716,317
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1980 | 860,880
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1990 | 1,170,103
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