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Name | Travis |
Alt names | Travis | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 30.333°N 97.8°W |
Located in | Texas, United States (1840 - ) |
See also | Blanco, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Brown, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Burnet, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Eastland, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lampasas, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Llano, 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
Travis County is located in south central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis County is part of the Austin–Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | Probate records recorded | 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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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1876 | Court 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 | 3,138
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1860 | 8,080
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1870 | 13,153
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1880 | 27,028
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1890 | 36,322
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1900 | 47,386
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1910 | 55,620
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1920 | 57,616
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1930 | 77,777
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1940 | 111,053
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1950 | 160,980
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1960 | 212,136
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1970 | 295,516
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1980 | 419,573
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1990 | 576,407
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Travis County, Texas, United States
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