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   www.co.runnels.tx.us. Runnels County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,900. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Ballinger. [ 2 ] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. [ 3 ] It is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator.

2. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesRunnels County - TSHA

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   Feb 9, 2016 · Runnels County. Runnels County is in west central Texas. Ballinger, the county seat and largest town, is 225 miles west of Dallas and 200 miles northwest of Austin. The center of the county, just north of Ballinger, lies at 31°45' north latitude and 99°58' west longitude. Runnels County encompasses 1,060 square miles of broad, rolling prairie ...

3. www.rootsweb.com › ~txrunnel › historyThe History of Runnels County, Texas - RootsWeb

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   Runnels County. Taken from. History of Central and Western Texas, Page 353. One of the counties laid out by the legislature by act of February 1, 1858, and named in honor of Governor Runnels, this county was not permanently settled for twenty years afterward, and was finally organized in 1880.

4. www.historictexas.net › county › runnels-countyRunnels County, Texas - Historic texas

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   When the first official census was taken of Runnels County its population, in 1880, was only 980, including fifteen negroes. Population grew by 1890 to 2,193 ; by 1900 to 5,379 ; and by 1910 to 20.858, showing nearly a quadruple gain ; in 1920 the population was 17,074. While the great bulk of the population is native American, Germany, Austria ...

5. www.texascounties.net › statistics › namingSummary of Texas County Names and Etymologies

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   Summary of County Names and Etymologies. Of the 254 counties in Texas, 14 were named after their original county seats. Of the remaining 240, 199 were named after people, and 27 were named after geographic features, such as rivers. The other 15 have miscellaneous names in English, Spanish, or Indian languages.

6. www.ereferencedesk.com › texas › runnelsRunnels County, Texas: History and Information - eReferenceDesk

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   Runnels County is a county located in the state of Texas. Based on the 2010 census, its population was 10,501. Its county seat is Ballinger. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. It is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator. Etymology - Origin of Runnels County Name. Hiram George Runnels, the ninth governor ...

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   When did Texas get its name Runnels County?

   • The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. [ 3] It is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator. The original inhabitants of the area were the Jumano, followed by the Comanche. [ 4] In 1683–84, Juan Domínguez de Mendoza established a short-lived mission. [ 5]

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   Where is Runnels County Texas?

   • Runnels County. Runnels County is in west central Texas. Ballinger, the county seat and largest town, is 225 miles west of Dallas and 200 miles northwest of Austin. The center of the county, just north of Ballinger, lies at 31°45' north latitude and 99°58' west longitude.

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   When was Runnels County organized?

   • In the late 1870s and early 1880s cattlemen, mostly from the southern United States, took possession of Runnels County, establishing camps along the Colorado River and its tributaries. Runnels County was organized in February 1880 and had a population of 980. It had no towns, only scattered settlements.

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   How did Runnels County change from rural to urban?

   • As the war and war industries drew off many young people, the population of Runnels County began to drop steadily. From 1940 to 1980 the population fell from 18,903 to 11,872. In addition, a shift from a largely rural to an urban population took place. In 1940, 14,431 people lived in the country and only 4,472 in urban areas.

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   When did Runnels County become dry?

   • Runnels County remained dry until September 1959, when Justice Precinct No. 7 voted for the legal sale of alcoholic beverages. As of 2014, the population of the county was 10,416. About 62.8 percent were Anglo, 2.6 percent African American, and 33.6 percent Hispanic.

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   Are Texas counties named after women?

   • No Texas counties are named directly after women, but three counties are named for things named after women - the Angelina River, the Guadalupe River, and Mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio . In the list below, a county name in normal font indicates the primary source of the name. Italics are used to indicate a secondary source of the county name.

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   Runnels County got its name from Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas. Runnels County Explore all 254 counties of Texas