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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
Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco")[1] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), a community leader and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Williamson County is part of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan statistical area. It was included with Austin in the Best Cities to Live in for 2009 by the Milken Institute. It is on both the Edwards Plateau to the west, rocky terrain and hills, and Texas Blackland Prairies in the east, rich, fertile farming land. The two areas are roughly bisected by Interstate 35.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | 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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1873 | 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 | 1,568
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1860 | 4,529
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1870 | 6,368
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1880 | 15,155
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1890 | 25,909
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1900 | 38,072
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1910 | 42,228
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1920 | 42,934
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1930 | 44,146
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1940 | 41,698
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1950 | 38,853
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1960 | 35,044
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1970 | 37,305
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1980 | 76,521
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1990 | 139,551
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Williamson County, Texas, United States
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