Encinal County, Texas

Map of Webb and Enicinal Counties in 1895

Encinal County was a former county in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

Encinal County was established on 1 February 1856[1] and was to consist of the eastern portion of present-day Webb County. Encinal was to be its county seat.[2] The county was never organized and was finally absorbed into Webb County on 12 March 1899.[3]

Geography

The Texas state law that created the county of Encinal laid out the following boundaries:

The following limits, to wit: beginning at the north-west corner of Duval county, thence due west with the south line of La Salle to its south-west corner; thence due south to the line of Zapata county; thence with the lines of Zapata and Starr, to the south-west corner of Duval county; thence north with the west line of Duval, to the beginning, shall constitute the county of Encinal, the county seat therof shall bear the same name.[2]

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Population statistics for Encinal County, Texas from U.S. Census data tabulated between the creation and dissolution of the county:[4]

Census Year Population
1860 43
1870 427
1880 1,902
1890 2,744

References

  1. ↑ Texas. Legislature (1856). "An Act to create the Counties of Concho, Wichita, Coleman, Dawson, Shackelford, McMullen, Eastland, Frio, Callahan, Zavalla, Edwards, Haskell, Knox, Hardeman, Dimmit, Baylor, Runnels, Jones, Wilbarger, La Salle, Duval, Taylor and Encinal.". The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 4 (Gammel Book Company, 1898): 87–94.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas. Legislature (1856). "An Act to create the Counties of Concho, Wichita, Coleman, Dawson, Shackelford, McMullen, Eastland, Frio, Callahan, Zavalla, Edwards, Haskell, Knox, Hardeman, Dimmit, Baylor, Runnels, Jones, Wilbarger, La Salle, Duval, Taylor and Encinal.: Section 24". The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 4 (Gammel Book Company, 1898): 92.
  3. ↑ Texas. Legislature (1899). "[26th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 134, Chapter 11: Encinal County Abolished]". The Laws of Texas, 1897-1902 [Volume 11] (Gammel Book Company, 1902): 10–11.
  4. ↑ Texas Almanac: County Population History 1850-2010. "1860-1890 Census Data" (PDF). Texas Almanac: County Population History 1850-2010. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

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