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1,088
Palestine .
17,395
20,921
Andrews . .
Richard Andrews
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876 ; Unorganized.
1.500
Unorganized
. .
. . . .
Augetist . .
Angelina River
Nacogdoches
April 23, 1846 | July 13, 1846
978
| Homer . .
5.239
6,304
1,065
Aransas.
ATHISAS River
Refugio
Sept.
18. 1871
1871
405
Rockport
yyh
1,824
Atcher
Branch T. Archer
{'lay
Jan.
22, 1858 July 27, 1880
MALT.
900
Claude .
31
. .
6 449
2,232
ALISCOSA
Alascosa Kivet
Bexar
Jan.
25, 1856 Aug.
4. 1856
1,224
Bellville
14,429
17.766
3,357
Bulev.
- Bailey .
: Bevar
Aug.
21, 1876
Unorganized. 918
*
3.778
1,620
Banden
R.nulera Pi99
Besar and Uvalde
Mar.
17, 1836, April 8. 1837
928
Bastrop
17.215
20,592
3.477
E.c:top
Baron de Bastrop
Fannin .
Feh.
1, 1868 . April 13, 1879
+ Seymour
715
2,575
1,500
Baylor
Bernard E. Bre, Sr.
San Patricio, Goliad, Refugio
Dec.
8. 1857
July
25, 1858
Beeville
2,298
3,716
33,289
12,771
Bell .
Governor P. 11. Bell
Quiginal
Mar.
17, 1836
- 1837
1,175
San Antonio
30,479
50.145
19.675
Bex it .
Blanco River
Bexar
Aug.
21. 1876
Mar.
17, 1891
900
Durham
3.5
.
.
Borden
Gianni Bordet .
McLennan
l'eb.
4. 1854
Aug.
7, 1854
1,041
' Meridian .
11,217
14,120
3.403
Bosque
Bosque River
Red River
Dec.
17, 1840
1841
915
'Texarkana .
10,965
20,273
9.30X
· Brazoria
Municipality of Brazoria
Original
Mar.
17, 1850
1837 i
. Brazoria .
9.774
11.474
16,603
3,027
Errester
11. 1. Brewster
+ f'risitio
Feb.
2, 1887 | Feb.
26, 1887 |
2,278
Briscoe .
Andrew Briscoe
Travis and Comanche
Aug.
27, 1856 | Mar.
2, 1857
920
. Brownwood
8.414
11,346
2,929
Brown
Col. Buchel, of Confederate Army
Presidio
Mar.
15, 1887 | U'norganized.
2,013
' Unorganized
Burleson
General Edward Burleson
Milum and Washington
Mar.
24, 1846 ! July
13, 18.46
651
Callwell .
9,243
Burnet .
6,855
10,645
3.790
Caldwell
Matthew Callwelt
Gonzales .
April
4. 1846
July
13, 1816
yh4
Indianola
1,739
81.5
924
Feb.
1, 1858
July
3. 1877
. Baird .
3.4453
5.422
1,909
Cameron
Ervin Cameron
Nueces.
Feb.
12, 1848
7. 1848
3.308
Brownsville
14.959
5.93ª
C'alstitt
S. P. Carson
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1856 | June
26, 1858
13, 18,16
951
Castro
Henry Castro
Besar
Ang.
21, 1876 | Dec.
18, 1891
000
Dimmit
Wallisville
2,187
2.241
1.54
Chambers .
Thomas J. Chambers
Liberty aud Jefferson
feb.
12, 1858 . Aug.
April 11, 18.16
July 13, 1846
1,008
Rusk . .
16,723
Childress .
25
1,175
1,1,50
('lukliess
George C. Childress
April 11, 1876 | April 11, 1887 Nov. 24, 1873 Dec. 24, 1857
1,122
Henrietta
5,045
7,106
2,351
Coke .
Ruhaund Coke
Tom tirecn
Mar. 1,4. 185g
April 23, 1859
1,443
3.003
0,0%
2453
April 3. 1816 July 13. 15ş6
Mc Kinney
25 993
37,114
Aing. 21, 1876 Sept. 34, 199
Aberdeen
Codling worth. Hader I on . Collins
1th
Upshur
April
6, :874
June
20, 1874
Panhandle
16,724
22,507
5,843
(iass .
Lewis Cass
Bexar
April
25, 18,jf | July
Linden .
2, 1858
85F
Chetokee .
Cherokee Tribe of Indians
Henry Clay
Couke
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876 D'uorganized.
Unuiganized
825 41% : Rolwert L.e.
2,037
2,037
6, 1848
Aug.
7, 1845 |
453
Lockhart
11,757
15,751
3,994
Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
Victoria
Callahan
James M. Callahan
13,000
1,879
674
J. 1 .. Comp
Washington and Robertson
Jan.
30, 18,11 | Feb.
6, 1843 |
519
Bryan
Br-1zos
Brazos River .
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876 | JAN.
11, 1892
Silverton ,
12
12,712
3.469
Burnel
President Daval G. Burnet
Travis, Williamson, Bell
l'eb.
5. 1852
Aug.
7,1854
1,005
felton
20,518
Duke of Bevar
Burnet, Hays, Gillespie, Comal
l'eb.
12. 1858
April 12, 1854
713
3,553
4,035
1,052
Bowie
Junes Bowie .
Orjinal
Mar.
17. 1836
1857
711
Pleasanton .
4.217
2,000
1,494
Atmistrong
Pioneers of that name
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876
20, 1856 ' Mar. 10, 1856
1,001
B:clera .
1, 1850
1,025
1,479
Murphyville
..
964
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF TEXAS.
.
.
22,915
6,192
Naogdoches
Mar.
Bosque, Travis, Bexar
Aug.
201 | Pittsburg .
6,005
340
1,700
13.576
Henry S. Brown
Buchel
Stephen F. Austin
Unorganized
2,158
Henry W. Baylor
22, 1550 | Aug.
IN SQUARE
POPULATION
3,526
828
Archer .
758
.
.
Warren D. C. Hall .
Bexar
I Aug.
21, 1876
June
23, 1800
y00
Memphis .
36
Hamilton
James Hamilton
Comanche, Bosque, Lampasas
Jan.
22, 1858 |Ang.
2, 1858
977
Hamilton
6,305
9,272
2,907
Hansford .
John M. Hansford
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876
Mar.
11, 1899
910
Hansford
1.33
115
Hardeman
Two brothers-Bailey and 1. J. , Clay . Hardeman.
Feb.
21, 1858
Dec. 31, 1884
1,180 Margaret
50
3,902
3,852
Hardin
William Hardin
Liberty and Jefferson
Jan.
22, 1858
Aug. 2, 1858
827
Hardin.
1,870
3.956
2,086
797
Original
: Mar. 17. 1836 1837 | Columbus
New Braunfels
16,673 5.540 18.00k
19 470 0,411 16.194
7.586
Comanche
Comanche Tube of Indians
Coryell and Bosque
1, 1558
Mar. 11, 1879 Mar. 10, 1549
933 Gainesville. .
20,341 10,941
1,051 24.602 .( .777
.
4.21E
Coryell .
Cottle. .
G. W. Cottle .
Fannin
Aug. Feb.
26, 1987 , Unorganized.
(markett .
David Crockett
Stephen Crashy
Bevar
Aux.
| Ang.
21, 1871
Sept. 9. 1891 1.16X
Dalkun
James W. Dallam
C. M. P.dllas .
Robertson and Nacogdoches . Bet.Il
Feb.
1, 1858 | Unorganized.
900
L'uorganized
33.468 24
67,005
33.515
Deaf Smith
I. rastus Smith
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 | Drc.
1, 1890
1,410
La Plata
38
9.110
3,513
Denton .
John B Denton
Fannin ..
Gonzales, Victoria, Goliad :
Mar.
24. 1946 ; July
13, 1816
918
Il kens
J. Dickens
Ang.
21, 1876
Mar. 14. 1991
900
Espuela
25 665
295
207
Dimmut
Philip Dimmit
Feb.
1, 1858 | Nov. 2, 1880 |
1,290
Carrizo Springs
1,41
376
Dansley .
Judge Stockton P. Donley
Live Oak, Nueces, Starr.
Feb.
1, 1858 Nov.
7,1876
1,759
5.732
Fastland
W. M. Eastland
Feb.
1, 1858 | Dec.
2, 1873
909
Eastland .
4,855
10,340
5.455
Actor .
General Mat Ector .
| Feb.
26, 18K7
1. 1858
Aug.
5. 1850
El Paso
Taken from The Pass
Bevar
Jan.
3. 1850
May
7.1871
Encinal
Spanish name-Oak Grove
Webb, Starr, Nueces .
Feb.
1, 1558
['norganized.
Erath .
George B. Erath
Coryell and Bosque
23, 1856
Aux.
4, 1856 1
1,042
Stephenville .
11,796
16,240
20,097
4,457
Fannin
James W. Fammin
Red! River
Dec.
14. 1437 Jan.
-. 1838
801
Bonham
25,501
34.070
13,175
Dee.
14, 1837 : J.U1.
-, 18:3
yb3
La Grange
27,996
31,413
3.417
Fisher
4. Rhodes Fisher
Bevar
Aug.
21, 1376 | April
27, 1856
900
i Roby .
1,36
3,008
2,872
I loyd
D. Floyd . . Robert 1 .. Fuard .
Bevar
Ang.
21, 1576
May 24, 1800
1.1.47
I Floydada
i Crowell
Unorganized
Richmond .
9.380
10,576
1,196
Fink!ın
B. C. Franklin .
Titns .
Mar.
8. 1875
April 30, 1875
310
Mt. Vernon
5,260
7.356
2,076
Firestone
Frio River
Bexar, Atascosa, Uvalde
IFrb. 1, 1858 | July
20, 1471 1,080
Pearsall
2,130
3,172
992
Gaine".
James Gaines
Pesar
May 15. 1838
- 1839
073
Galveston
24,121
31.416
7,295
Gard ..
The family of Garzas
Aug.
21, 1576 | Unorganized.
Unorganized
30
5,22H
7,027
1,799
Chi" aspie
Captain R. A. Gillespie
Feb.
23. 1818 June 5. 1848
990
Fredericksburg
Garden City
5,832
5,906
74
Gonzales
Raphael Gonzales
Original
1836
1837
1,077
Gonzales .
14,840
18,008
3,168
Gray .
Peter W. Giray
Bevar .
Fannin
Mar.
17. 1X16 | July 13, 1846
968
Sherman
38,108
53,203
15,095
Girver .
John A. Greci
Clay .
Feb.
8, 1860
July 10, 1886
2.462
Mangum
8.530
9 .- 102
872
Gregg
General John Gregg
Upshur and Rusk
April
6, 1846
Jnly
13, 1846
781
Anderson
19,603
21,293
2,690
Guadalupe
Guadalupe River
Gonzales and Bexar
MAT. 30, 1846
July
13. 1846 - 1858
711
Seguin . .
12,202
15,000
2.798
Hale . .
Lieutenant J. C Hale
Bexar
1 Aug.
21, 1826
995
Plainview
.
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Colorado . . C'omal
Comal River
Bexar, Travis, Gonzales
25. 1856 Mar. 24, 1546 Jan. Veb.
Mar, 17, 1850 939 456 l'aint Rock .
Concha . . Coke .
Concho River .. William G. Cooke
Franti11.
| Mar.
20. 1848
4. 1554 21, 1476
Mar. 11, 1842
2.4
...
. .
William Catey Crane
Tom Green
22, 1875 | July 1.1, 1891
3,332
Ozona
1 -7
194
335
Dawson
Nicholas Dawson
Named from location and shape
Hopkins and Lamar .
29, 1570
Ocl.
6, 1870 266
Couper .
Denton .
18.145
21,247
3.1.31
Cuero
10,582
14,290
4,214
In- Wilt
I Gteen Ite Witt
Besar, Webb, Uvalde, Maverick . Bexar
! Ang.
21, 1876 | Mar.
22, 1882
900
Clarendon
Waxahachie El Paso
21,294
31,757
10,463
Ellis
Richard Ellis
Navarro
Dec.
20. 1549
6, 1891 April 10, 1883
900
Odessat .
2,316% ; Leaky
266
1.955
1,68g
Edwards
Hayden Edwards
Falls on Brazus River
Milam munidl Limestone
Jan. 28, 1850 | Aug.
5. 1850
776
Unorganized
1,902
. 21,514
9,718
Foley
Jesunily by the name of Foley
Pre ,idio
Mar.
15. 1887 | Unorganizedl.
2,537
Fort Bend
A fort on the Brazos River .
Austin .
Limestone
Sept.
July
6. 1851 1
853
l'airfield
14.921
15,993
1,072
G :veston .
Count de Galvez
Brazoria and Liberty Beyar .
Tant Green
April 4. 1587
Mar. 24, 1893
900
Cioli.tal
| Municipality of Goliad .
Original
1436
- 1837
823
Goliad . .
900
I Unorganized
56
Grayson
| Peter W. Grayson
April 12, 1873 ' June
28, 1873
279
Longview
Girtines
Jesse Grines
Montgomery.
Mar.
3. 1891
April 27, 1891 7.50
Der. 29. 1837
Jan. -. 1424
889
3,560
Unorganized
8
15.728
11,583
8,460
3.845
1,048
1,856
Duval.
The Duval Family .
Coryell, Bosque, Travis Tim Green
1 Feb.
30, 18,16
July
13, 1840
900
Dallas
Estacuto. 82
Texline
417 112
251
Hex.ir
M. Leunan and Bell
5.853
James Coryell . .
Gatesville . . I'dlucah
1, 125 806 Unorganized
Crosby
21, 1876 Sept. 11, 1880
900
Mar.
July
April 11, 1816 . July
13. 1815 909
San Diego
1,788
Marlin .
General LaFayette
Colorado and Bastrop
Hardeman, King, Cottle, Knox
6, 1850
21, 1876 . I'morganized !.
Bexar and Travis
George W. Glasscock, Sr.
Aug. 21, 1876 | Unorganized.
2,797
! Municipality of Colorado
July 13, 1846 673
4.1854
Comanche . .
5,597
224
POLITICAL STATISTICS .- TABLE No. 3 .- Continued.
COUNTIES.
NAMED FOR
COUNTIES CREATED FROM
WHEN CREATED.
WHEN ORGANIZED.
AREA
MILES.
COUNTY SKAT.
POPULATION
IN ISSO.
POPULATION
DECREASE.
INCREASE,
Harris
John R. Harrison
Origina!
1836
1837
1,800
11ouston
27,995
37.104
9,119
Harrison
A pioneer named Harrison"
Shelby .
JitI.
28, 1839
June 18, 1X42
Marshall
25,177
26,676
1,499
H.utley .
Q. C. and R. K. Hastley
Bevar
Ang.
21, 1836
Feb.
9, 1891
1,170
Hartley
100
252
Hunkell .
Charles Haskell
Fannin and Milam ..
1, 1858
13, 1685
900
Haskell
48
1.663
Hays
Captain Jack Hays.
Travis
Mar.
1, 1848
Ang.
7. 1545
San Marcos
7.555
11,328
3,773
Hemphill
i Judge John Hemphill
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1876
July
5. 1857
900
Cimadian
149
501
352
Indlerson
Governor J. P. Henderson
Houston and Nacogdoches Cameron
April
27, 1846
July
13, 1846
965
Athens .
9.735
12,279
2,544
Hidalgo
i Guadalupe Hidalgo
N.IvarTo
l'eb.
7.1853
May
14. 1853
1,030
: Hillsboro
U'norganized
Granbury
6,125
7.567
1,442
Hopkins
A pioneer family
Lamar and Nacogdoches Nacogdoches
- 1836
1537
1,177
Crockett .
16,702
19,354
2,652
Howard
Volney E. Howard
Bexar
21, 1576
June 15, 1882
100
Big Springs
50
1,210
1,160
Huut
Anderson Hutchinson
Aug.
21, 1870
Unorganized.
April 16, 1859
990
· 6, 626
9.732
3,106
Jackson.
Andrew Jackson
Original
- 1530
1837
911
2,743
3,287
504
- 1336
1837
973
5.779
5.556
193
M.tr. '5, 1887
May 24, 1567 1
1857
1,032 | Beaumont
3.4.89
5,287
1,79%
Navarro and McLennan
Feb.
4. 1651
Aug.
7,1854
057
Chelaunne .
17,911
22,261
4.350
Bevar and Hosqne
Feb.
1, 1558
June
13, 1891
000
546
3.747
3 .- 51
Bevar, De Witt, Goliad
Feb.
4. 1554 | Feb.
27, 1851
735
3,270
3,618
3-48
Kaufman
David S. Kaufinan
Feb.
20, 1548
Aug.
7, 1MS :
632
Kantman .
15.418
21,742
6,294
Blanco and Kerr
JELD.
to, 1502
Feb.
18, 1503
678
Boeme .
2,703
3,807
1,044
Kent .
R. Kent
Bexar
21, 1876
Nov.
8, 1h92
900
92
Jan.
26, 1850
Mar.
22, 1856
1,188
' Kerrville .
2,108
4.415
2,277 891
Aug.
21, 1376 , June
25, 1591
400
40
173
706
NHOx .
M. B. Lamar .
Dực.
17, 1840
15.41
9.10
Paris .
27,195
37,834
10,641
Besar
Aug.
21, 1876
l'norganizeil.
1,050
|Unorganized
. . .
.
Feb.
1, 1855 ; Mar. 10, 1856
8.58
Lampasas
5.1.21
7.563
2,142
I. t Salle
! Cavalier de la Salle
Feb
1. 1858 | Nov. 2, 1550
1,512
Cotulla .
789
2,128
1,349
Gonzales, Victoria, Jackson, Fay- ette, Colorado.
April
6. 1846 | July 13, 1846
1,004
Halletsville
13,641
22,758
9.117
I.ce .
General Robert E Lee .
April 14, 1874
June
2, 1574
603
Giddings . .
S.937
11,310
2.373
1.con
Robertson
Mar. 17, 1816
July
13, 1846
1,0.19
Jewett
12,817
13.780
903
1.1115% .... le
٩١٠٠٠٠
15 .- 4.11
Aug.
21, 15:0
J 10114"
6, 1557
974
Groesbeck
10,240
21,593
5.347
503
1
Aug.
+4. 1556
1.117
Oakville . .
.
(*)
1,52
L nutg.P.1 ....
Unauganized .
. .
859
859
Jou k
W. H and P C. Jack
Cooke
Aug.
27, 1856
July
7, 1557
870
Jacksboro
Eina .
I Fuit Davis
1,0,47
1,047
Jefferson Beatunont
Original
Jan.
24, 1852
Aug. 7, 1852
2,356
! Ifidalgo
4.347
6,5.3-1
2.157
Hockley
General John B. Hood
Jolinson
Mar.
25, 1M40 July
13. 1846
755
Sulphur Springs
15,401
20,549
5.058
Hunston
Sam Houston
Nacogdoches and Fannin Bexar
April
11, 1840
July 13, 1846 569
Greenville
Unorganized
5º 17,230
31,835
14,605
Hutchinson
George W. Hill
butant-General G. W Hockley
. | Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876
Unorganized.
900
Nov.
2, 1866 , Dec. 25, 186
492
16,554
26,798
10,244
Memuran Hunt
Fom Green
Mar.
7, 1589
Jan.
3, 1576
1,302
. Junction City
1.343
2,234
Kinney
1. 1. Kinney
Bevar .
28, 1859
- 1774
1.704
Britt kett .
3.731
4.497
1.124
1,047
Knox County, Ohio
Fannin
Feb.
7, 1858
Mar. 20, 1856
Benjamin
17
Red River
Fannin and Bell
Bexar and Webh
Burleson, Bastrop, Fayette, Wash- ington.
1830
1537
1,172
1.ihetty
3,486
4,99)
1,313
Kendall
George W. Kendall
Ketr
James Kerr
-- Kinhle
Bevar
Jitst.
22, 1858
Guthrie
William King
Lieutenant Lamb
Lampasas K'ver
Lavaca River .
Pr sidio
-- 1830
M. T. Johnson
11. Anson Joues .
Anson . .
Helena .
Henry Karues
Henderson ...
| Clinmonit
Kimhle
Sergeant Lasper
Jefferson Davis
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF TEXAS.
798
Mintempate, of Liberty
April 11, 18446 | Aug. 18, 18440
IN SQUARE
IN 1800.
2,0.37
Fammin
Aug.
Sherwood
1,615
Lubbock . . . | Tom Lubbock
Bexar Bexar
Aug. 21, 1876 ; Unorganized.
900
; Lubbock Whyorganized
25
3.3 |
9
.
.
1.y tı1 . .
G. AV. Lynn .
Crimes, Walker, Leon
Jan.
27, 1853
Aug. 7. 1854 460
| Madisonville .
5.395 10,635
8,506 10,983
.
Marion . ·
Francis Marion
Cass and Harrison .
Feb.
8, 1800 . Mar. 15, 18(w
41X : Jeffersm . 900 ¡ Marienfield
12
472
Martin . .
Wyly Martin (pr's. consultation)
Bevar l'exar
Jan.
22, 1858
Aug. 2, 1858 - 1837
1,423
Matagorda .
3,940
2,967
3,659
722
Maverick . .
.
S. A. Maverick
Kinney .
Bexar
Aug.
27, 1856
1876
1,043
Jan.
22, 1850 : Aug. 5. 1850 1877
1,176
791
1,037
336
Mesfullen
Johns MeMullen
Medina Rives
Bexar
Fch.
12, 1848
Aug. 7, 1848
1.30.1
4.492
5.728
1,236 32
Men.d .
M. B. Menand
From its relative location
Tom Green
Mar.
4. 1585
June 15, 1885
900
R. R Milan
Original .
- 1536
1837
991
Cameron . Goldthwaite
18,650
24,750
6,100
Mills . .
John S. Mills .
Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown, Co- manche.
Mitche !!
Two brothers-A. and E. Mitchell
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 , Jan. 10, 1881 900
Colorado .
117
2,059
1,912
Montague
. I Daniel Montague
Cooke .
Dec.
24, 1857
Aug. 2, 1858
Montague
1,054 Willis .
10,154
II.736
1,582
Monte . .
Commodore E. W. Moore
Bevar
Ang. 21, 1876
July 6, 1842
900
Dumas.
Daingerfield
5.033
6.590
1,548
Mortis
W. W. Monis .
Titus .
Mar. 13, 1875 May
12, 1875
267
Mutley
Dr. Wm. Motley
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1870
Fcb. 25, 1891 1,005
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches Tribe of Indians
Original
1836
1857
April 25, 1846
July 13, :840
1
Newton
4,359
4.645
256
Nol.in .
Philip Nolan
| Bexar
April 18, 18.16
July 13. 1846
2,8.15
Corpus Christi
7,673
8,000
416
( hiltree .
W. R. Ochiltree
Bexar Bexar
Aug. 25, 1876
June 12, 1891
1,177 Tascosa .
169
257
change
l'om the orange fruit
Jefferson
5, 1852
Mar.
20, 1852
395
2,938
4.768
1,830
I' .lu Pinto
Palo Pinto River .
Bosque and Navarro .
Aug. 27, 1856 | April 27, 1857
Palo Pinto
5,555
8,319
2,434
l'anola
Indian tribe
Harrison and Shelby .
Mar. 30, 1846
Sept. -, 1846
749
Carthage.
12,219
14.301
2,082
Parker
The lanuly of Parkers at Parker's Foit.
Navarro atid Bosque .
Dec.
12, 1855
Mar. 1, 1856 900
Weatherford .
15,870
21,662
5,792
Parmer
Martin Farmer
Rexar
Aug.
21, 1876
Unorganized. 85x Unorganized
May
3, 1871
June 13, 1872
7,470
Fort Stockton
1,326
1 , 807
481
Peços .
l'ecos River .
Presidio
Mar, 30, 1846
July 13, 1846
1,109
7,189
10,32,3
3.134
Putter
:Robert Potter
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1876 | Sept. 6, 1867
Amarillo .
Marfa
1,698
2. 73
1,175
Presidio
l'residjo del Norte
Bexar
Jan.
3. 1850 1
- 1875
Emory .
3,035
3,909
874
Kams .
H. Randall .
Bexar
1836
- 1837
1,062
17,194
21,327
4.133
Red River
Municipality of Red River
Original
April 14, 1883
Nov. 4, 1884
2,721
1,237
1,585
348
Refugio .
Municipality of Refugio
Original
Aug. 21, 1876
Jau. 10, 1889
Franklin .
22,383
26,490
4,113
Kubertson
Sterling C. Robertson
Milam
Mar. 1, 1873
April 23, 1873 |
150
Rockwall
2,994
5,817
2,833
Kusk .
Thomas J. Rusk
Nacogdoches
Jan.
16, 1843
6, 1843
917
Henderson .
18.553
18,956
433
Sabine
Municipality of Sabine
Original
1830
1837
572
Hemphill
4.10 1
4,95%
797
San Augustine
Municipality of San Augustine
Original .
1836
1837
856
San Augustine .
5.084
0,6%4
1,600
San Jacinto .
Battle-field of San Jacinto .
Aug. 13, 1870
Dec. 1, 1870
037
Cold Springs .
6,180
7,356
1,170
San Patricio
Municipality of San Patricio .
Original"
- 1836
1837
044
San Patricio
1,010
1,309 6,614
299
San Saba . .
Sap ' afa River
lexar
Feb.
1, 1856
May
3, 1856
1,131
Schleicher .
Scarry
William R. Scurry .
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1876
June 28, 1884
900
Snyder .
1,410
1,308
Shackelford
Dr. Shackelford .
Bosque .
Feb.
1, 1858
Sept. 12, 1874
900
Albany .
102 2,012
2,037
25
Matagorda
Municipality of Matagorda
| Original
Feb. 2, 1856
July 13, 1871
1,338
Brady .
1,533
3,205
1,672
McCulloch
Ben McCulloch
26,934
39,136
12,202
Mclennan
Neil McLennan
Atascosa, Live Oak, Bexar
Bexar
Jan1.
22. 1858
May 8, 1871
1,207 | 1,239
18,659
7.432
Montgomery .
General James Montgomery
Washington
Dec. 14. 1837
₩ 1837
13, 1846
875
Newton . ..
Sergeant Newton
! Jasper
Aug. 21, 1876 | June 10, 1881
900
Sweet Water
1,576
936
Sau Patricio
Ang. 21, 1876
Feb.
21, 1949
910
: Ochiltree.
. .. .
195
. 118
chiham .
Williamson S. Oldham, Sr.
| Nacogdoches
11,590
15.904
4.374
Corsicana
21,702
25.307
3.605
José Antonio Navarro
Robertson
Mar. 15. 1887 | Sept. 12, 1897
1.361
. .
5.461
STATISTICAL TABLES.
799
Madison .. .
James Madison
148 400
M Ison
Captain Mason, of U. S. Army.
2,655
5.168
3,980
.
2.513 40
I Engle l'ass .
Waco
Tilden
Castroville .
Menardville
Midland . .
1,033
11,257
.
.
139
Matador
974
1,055
April 22, 18.46 | July
Felt.
9, 1870 Dec. 1, 1870
207
Canyon
3
187
184
Herves .
George R. Reeves
Pecos
1836
⑈ 1837
Miann .
32
328
296
Roberts . . *
John S. Roberts
Bevar
Dec.
14, 1537
- 1838
Rockwall .
An underground wall
Kaufman
Feb.
1, 1858
Fch. 16, 1880
Ballinger .
3,182
2,202
Kunnels
Governor H. R. Runnels
Bexar and Travis
Polk, Liberty, Walker, Mont- gomery.
Crockett
April 1, 1887 | Unorganized.
1,300
San Saba . . Unorganized
5.324
1,390
" .stav Schleicher, M. C.'
Liberty
Wood, Hunt, Hopkins .
Ang. 21, 1876
July 27, 1880
Clarksville
1 Pecos
600
850
Refugio
869
i Livingston .
900
4,50
422
2,652
Emory Rains
Jane
Randall .
Nueces Kiver
| Limestone, Milam, Navarro
1,083
Feb. 1, 1858
1836
Aug. 21, 1876 ! Mar. 10, 1891 900
3,111
Aug. 21, 1876 Nov. 4, 1881
Feb.
Orange .
. James K. Pulk
POLITICAL STATISTICS .- TABLE No. 3 .- Continued.
COUNTIES.
NAMED FOR
COUNTIES CREATED FROM
WHEN CREATED,
WHEN ORGANIZAD.
AREA
MILES.
COUNTY SEAT.
POPULATION
IN 1880.
POPULATION
DECREASE.
INCREASE.
Shelby
| General Shelby, of Kentucky
Oriwinal
1836
1837
802
Center
9,523
14,241
4.718
Sherman
General Sidney Sherman
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1876
June 13, 1889
giu
Coldwater
Smith .
James Smith .
Nacogdoches
April 11, 1846
July 13, 1846
957
Somervell.
Alexander Somervell
; Hood .
Mar.
13, 1875 ! April 12, 1875
199
Glen Rose
2,649
3,411
7 .2
Starr . .
James II. Starr .
Nueces .
Feb.
10, 1848 | Aug.
7, 1848 |
2,544
Rio Grande City
8.304
10,040
1,7,30
Sterling .
Sterling Creek .
Tom Green
Mar.
4, 18g! |June
3, 1Ngt
900
Sterling City .
Raynor.
104
1,025
921
Sutton
Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, ol Con- ferletate Army.
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876
Nov. 11, 1890
Tulia .
4
Tarrant .
F. IL. Tarranit .
N. varro
Dec.
20, 1X19
Aug.
5. 1850
500
Fort Worth
24,671
40,558
16,217
Taylor
A family by name of Taylor
Bexar and Travis
lieb.
1, 1858
July
3, 1878
900
Abilene
1.730
0,446
5,210
"Ihockmorton
Dr. William E Throckmorton .
Funin and Bosque
Jan.
13, 1858
Mar. 18, 1879
yoo
Throckmorton
711
902
191
Titus .
An old settler
Red River and Bosque . Bexar
Mar.
13, 1874 |Jan.
5. 1875
3.548
San Angelo
3,615
5.133
1,518
Tutvis
Wilham B. Travis
Bastrop
J:111.
22, 1840 | April
8, 1843
1,019
Austin .
27,018
30,193
9,165
Trinity .
Trinity Kiver
Houston
Feb.
11, 18so ! April
1, 1850
708
Grovetos .
4.915
10,506
5,651
r,ler .
John Tyler
Liberty
April
3, 1846
July
13. 1846
918
Woodville
5,825
10,681
4.856
l'isshur .
Abel P. U'pshur
Nacogdoches and Harrison
April 27, 18446
July
13. 1846
519
Gilmer .
10,266
12,659
2,393
L'valle
José U'valde
Feb.
8, 1850 | April 21, 1856
1.545
Uvalle .
2,541
3,802
1,261
V. Iverde
!
Isane Van Zandt
Henderson .
Mar. 20, 1848
Ang.
7,1848
840
Canton .
12,619
16,234
3.615
Victoria
Municipality of Victoria
Original
1835
1837
882
Victoria
6,289
8,055
2,366
Walker .
Robert J. Walker
Montgomery
April
6, 1846
July
13, 1846
768
Huntsville
12,024
12.91 !
Willer
Edwin Waller .
Grimes and Austin
April
28, 1873
Ang.
16, 1873
499
Hempstead
9,024
10,577
1,553
Wardt
Thomas W. Ward
Tom Green
Feb.
26, 1887
Mar. 29, 1892
855
Barstow
Brenham
27,565
28,601
1,036
Webb .
James Webb .
Bevar and San Patricio
28, 1848 | Mar.
16, 1848
1,552
Laredo.
5,273
16,583
11,310
Wharton
: W. H. . ] ]. 1. Wharton
Matagorda, Colorado, Jackson
April
3, 1816
July 13. 1846
1,172
Wharton .
4.519
7,536
2,957
Wheeler
Judge Royal T. Wheeler
Bexai and Fannin
April 21, 1876 ; April
12, 1879
900
512
778
266
Wichita.
Wichita River
Young Land District
Feb.
1, 1858
21, 1552
589
433
4,831
1.399
Willbanger
I Wilbarger family
Bevar
Feb.
1, 1858
Oct.
IO, ISSI
937
120
7.072
6,940
Williamson
R. M Williamson
Mil:un
Mar.
13, 1848
Aug.
7. 1848
1,197
Georgetown
15,155
25,888
10,733
Walsun
James C. Wilson
Bexar and Karnes
Feb.
13, 1800
Ang.
6, 1860
Floresville .
7,118
10,65!
3,533
Winkler
Judge C. M. Winkler
Tom Green
Feb.
26, 1887 1
23, 1856
May
5,1856
900
Decatur
16,601
24,133
7,532
Wood.
George T. Wood .
Van Zandt
Feb.
5, 1850
Aug.
5.1850
702
! Quitman
11,212
13,928
2 716
Yoakum
Henderson Yokum
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1876 . Unorganized,
825
Cnorganized
4,726
5.044
318
Zapata
| Zapata, a Mexican patriot
| Starr and Webb
Jan.
22, 1858
April 26, 1858
1,291
Carrizo
3,550
3,636
16
Z.ivala
Lorenzo de Zavala .
Uvalde and Maverick
Feb.
1, 1858
Feb. 25, 1844
1,200
Batesville
410
1,096
686
Total population of counties in 19go . 2,235,523
lucrense since 1980 .
. . 643.783
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF TEXAS.
Stephens
Mexander H. Stephens
Bosque .
Jan.
22, 1858
1876 !
900
Breckenridge
4.725
4,935
210
Stonewall
General T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson . | Fammin.
Aug.
21, 1876
Dec.
20, 1888
900
Nov. 4, 1890
1,500
Sonora .
Swisher
James G Swisher
Frank Teiry
Aug.
21, 1876
Unorganized.
May
!1, 1846 | July
13, 1840
420
Mt. Pleasant
5.959
2,189
2,230
Tom Green . .
General Tom Green
Tom Green
freb.
26, 1557 , Unorganized.
1.197
l'uorganized
From the relative location of the Kinney, Crockett, Pecos . county.
Mar.
24, 1885
May
2, 1885
3,231
Del Rio
2,800
Van Zandt
Washington
Municipality of Washington
Original
1836
1837
603
Wichita Falls Version
i Unorganized
Wise .
Henry A. Wise.
Cooke .
Jan.
Feb.
2, 1856
April 17, 1874
900
Graham
Young
William Cooke Young
Fannin and Bosque
April
1, 1887
Tyler
21,833
28,297
6,4,34
34
.
IN SQUARE
IN IS90.
800
Unorganized.
837
Mobeelie .
June
795
John and W. F. Upton
Crockett
Unorganized
STATISTICAL TABLES.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS .- TABLE No. 4.
Showing Total Crops, Acreage, and Value of Products for the Years 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, and 1894.
CROP.
YEAR.
ACRES.
PRODUCT.
VALUE.
3.755.934
1.573.446 bales
$64.688,795.00
Cotton
1891
4,520,310
2,026,774 bales
69.439-476.00
1892
3.979.17313
1,548,334 hales
69.702,589.55
IS93
4,265,114
1,708,022 bales
572%.7.779.00
1991
4.985,200
2.592.955 bles
60,562,945.12
3.042,145
07.( 29.251 bushels
$21,724,296.00
1800
2.906.493
41. 812,504 bushels
25,365.325.00
Corn
1892
3.424.444
77.727.202 bushels
28.099,;89.00
1993
3,139.983
58.140,409 bushels .
25.250.629.00
1894
3.349.534
63,154,450 bushels
29.111,640.84
1889
402,154
5,117.534 bushels
$3,254.387.00
1890
359.440
2,365,523 hushels
1,989,207.00
1891
412.337
6,978,3$5 bushels
5.244,303.00
IS92
570,798
6.553,575 bushels
3,614.381.00
1893
780.240
6,639,154 bushels
3.184.402.00
IS94
532.878 -
5,839,176 bushels
2,725.299.58
1589
517,849
14.988,662 bushels
$3,737.409.00
1890
347,033
6.653.074 bushels
3.274,692.00
1591
473.709
13.106.853 bushels
5,182,626.00
1892
703,004
24 595,169 bushels
6,019.499 55
IS93
650,292
15.408.50h bushels
4,526,524.00
1894
610,132
18,206,715 bushels
5.401,508.95
ISSO
5.642
124,08g bushels
$59-375.00
1890
2,846
45,34 t bushels
37,700.00
189I
5.352
110,757 bushels
71,152.00
IS92
9.527
76,672 bushels
66,096.00
1893
6.758
83.421 bushels
43,992.00
1894
4 873
75,779 bushels
38,012.70
Rye
1891
3.584
45.499 bushels
33.529.00
1892
3,048
52,275 bushels
24.237.00
1593
2,305
10,36y bushels
14.395.00
1894
2.239
25.132 bushels
15.512.50
1889
1590
No report
No report
No report
1894
6.733
103,794 bushels
$99.302.00
1899
41.526
5,191,295 bushels
$2.329.795.00
1991
29.925
3,012,8×3 bushels
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