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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
Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,831. Its county seat is Brownfield. The county was demarked in 1876 and organized in 1904. It is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County was one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas, but is now a moist county. Terry County is one of the most productive pumpkin producing counties in the United States.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1904 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1904 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1905 | Court 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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| 1890 | 21
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| 1900 | 48
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| 1910 | 1,474
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| 1920 | 2,236
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| 1930 | 8,883
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| 1940 | 11,160
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| 1950 | 13,107
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| 1960 | 16,286
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| 1970 | 14,118
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| 1980 | 14,581
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| 1990 | 13,218
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