Crosby County, Texas
Crosby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 7,072. The seat of the county is Crosbyton[1]. The county and its seat are both named for Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner in Texas. Crosby County is one of 30[2] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. It forms part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
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History Timeline
- 11000 b.c. Paleo-Indians first inhabitants. [3] Archeological artifacts indicate Hunter-gatherers who hunted the Mammoth, Mastodon, Saber-Toothed Tiger, and Giant Ground Sloth. Later native American inhabitants include the Comanche.
- 1519-1685 Hernando Cortez and Alonso Álvarez de Pineda claim Texas for Spain.
- 1821 Mexico claims its independence from Spain. Anglos from the north settle in Texas and claim Mexican citizenship.
- 1829, September 15 - Mexican President Vicente Ramon Guerrero, himself an ex-slave of Spanish, African and Native American descent, emancipates all slaves within the Republic of Mexico: [5] [6]
1st - Slavery is abolished in the republic.
- 2nd - Consequently, those who have been until now considered slaves are free.
- 3rd - When the circumstances of the treasury may permit, the owners of the slaves will be indemnified in the mode that the laws may provide. And in order that every part of this decree may be fully complied with, let it be printed, published, and circulated.
- Given at the Federal Palace of Mexico, the 15th of September, 1829.
- Vicente Guerrero To José María Bocanegra
- 1836
- March 2 - Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico establishes the Republic of Texas.
- March 6 - The Alamo falls.
- April 21-22 - Battle of San Jacinto, Antonio López de Santa Anna captured.
- May 14 - Santa Anna signs the Treaties of Velasco.
- April 21-22 - Battle of San Jacinto, Antonio López de Santa Anna captured.
- March 6 - The Alamo falls.
- 1845, December 29 -Texas Annexation by the United States
- 1846, May 13 - The United States Congress officially declares war on Mexico.
- 1848, February 2 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ends the Mexican-American War.
- 1861
- February 1 - Texas secedes from the Union
- March 2 - Texas joins the Confederate States of America
- 1863, January 1 • The Emancipation Proclamation. [7]
- 1865
- April 9 • Robert E. Lee formally surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House.
- April 15 • President Abraham Lincoln dies of a head wound inflicted by assassin John Wilkes Booth.
- June 19 • Major General Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston to enforce the emancipation of all slaves. It is the first time African Americans in Texas know of the Emancipation. The date becomes celebrated annually in Texas as Juneteenth, and later as an official state holiday known as Emancipation Day. [8]
- December 6 • The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits slavery.
- June 19 • Major General Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston to enforce the emancipation of all slaves. It is the first time African Americans in Texas know of the Emancipation. The date becomes celebrated annually in Texas as Juneteenth, and later as an official state holiday known as Emancipation Day. [8]
- April 15 • President Abraham Lincoln dies of a head wound inflicted by assassin John Wilkes Booth.
- 1870, March 30 - The United States Congress readmits Texas into the Union.
- 1871 Ranald S. Mackenzie fights Quanah Parker and other Comanches at the Battle of Blanco Canyon. The campaign establishes the Mackenzie Trail used by the first settlers in Crosby County in the late 1870s.
- 1878 Bavaria born Heinrich Schmidtt, having Americanized his name to Henry “Hank” Clay Smith, spends seven years working various pioneering jobs across the country, before coming to the Blanco Canyon area. Hank, his wife Elizabeth Boyle and their six children become the first permanent settlers in the area, where Hank is active in the county’s organization. [9]
- 1879 Confederate veteran Paris Cox first visits the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado with a group of buffalo hunters. Inspired by the beauty, Cox allegedly vows, "Here, by the will of God, will be my home." He returns to establish the Quaker colony of Estacado, originally named Marietta. [10], and hires Hank Smith to dig a community well and work the land. [11]
- 1886 Estacado is named the county seat.
- 1900 The beef industry thrives, supporting a count of 30,618 head.
- 1908 The Bar-N-Bar Ranch begins selling acreage to farmers.
- 1910 Crosbyton becomes the new county seat.
- 1920 Some 45,400 acres in the county are planted in cotton. 15.000 apple and peach trees grow in the county.
- 1929 Farmers own 83,000 chickens, and sell 395,000 dozen eggs.
- 1941 The first soil-conservation district in the county is formed.
- 1955 Oil is discovered in the county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,335 km²), of which, 900 square miles (2,330 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
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Adjacent counties
- Floyd County (north)
- Dickens County (east)
- Garza County (south)
- Lubbock County (west)
Geographic features
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Caprock Escarpment south of Ralls |
Demographics
As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 7,072 people, 2,512 households, and 1,866 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,202 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 63.77% White, 3.89% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 29.89% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. 48.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,512 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the county, the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,769, and the median income for a family was $29,891. Males had a median income of $23,775 versus $17,229 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,445. About 22.6% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Other places
See also
References
- ^ . National Association of Counties. . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp
- ^ Handbook of Texas, Crosby County [1]
- ^ The Six National Flags of Texas [2]
- ^ The Magnificent Life of Vicente Ramon Guerrero [3]
- ^ TAMU Chieftans of Mexican Independence [4]
- ^ Government documents, Emancipation Proclamation [5]
- ^ Cinnamon Hearts Juneteenth [6]
- ^ Handbook of Texas, Henry Clay Smith [7]
- ^ Texas Escapes, Estacado [8]
- ^ Handbook of Texas, Paris Cox [9]
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Coordinates: 33°37′N 101°18′W / 33.61°N 101.30°W
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