Place:Pecos, Texas, United States

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NamePecos
Alt namesPecossource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.75°N 102.75°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1871 - )
See alsoPresidio, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Reeves, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Terrell, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Val Verde, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Coyanosa
Imperial
Inhabited place
Abell City
Adobe Crossing
Bakersfield
Buena Vista
Fort Stockton
Girvin
Guild
Horsehead Crossing
Iraan
Longfellow
Sheffield
Smith Place
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Pecos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,193. The county seat is Fort Stockton. The county was created in 1871 and organized in 1875. It is named for the Pecos River. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1871 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 1,807
1890 1,326
1900 2,360
1910 2,071
1920 3,857
1930 7,812
1940 8,185
1950 9,939
1960 11,957
1970 13,748
1980 14,618
1990 14,675
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