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Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921. The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931
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Crosby County, Texas

Crosby County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Crosbyton
Year Organized: 1876
Square Miles: 900
Court House:

201 W. Aspen, Ste. 104
County Courthouse
Crosbyton, TX 79322-2500

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Crosby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The seat of the county is Crosbyton. The county and its seat are both named for Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner in Texas.


The Quaker colony flourished for a while as a cultural and economic center and attracted merchants and settlers; in 1882 the colony established one of the first schools on the high plains. Crosby County was formally organized after elections held in 1886, with Estacado (the new name of the town formerly called Marietta) designated as the county seat. Open-range grazing continued until the mid-1880s, when barbed wireqv was introduced and small ranchers and farmers began competing for the land. By 1890 the population of the county was 345. As more settlers moved in to establish farms and ranches, the influence of the Quakers declined and the religious orientation of the community was lost. In 1891 Emma became the seat of government. Until the early twentieth century, the county remained dominated by such large ranches as the St. Louis Cattle Company, the Two-Buckle Ranch,qv the C. B. Livestock Company (founded in 1901) and smaller spreads. Thanks to plentiful grass and sufficient water holes, and despite the lack of rail transportation in early days, the beef-cattle industry thrived. In 1900, 30,618 cattle were counted in Crosby County, and in 1910 holdings were about the same.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hcc27.html (accessed November 5, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,335 kmē), of which, 900 square miles (2,330 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.24%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • Floyd County (north)
  • Dickens County (east)
  • Garza County (south)
  • Lubbock County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Crosbyton (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Lorenzo city Incorporated Area
- Ralls city Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Enter County Resources and Information Here

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
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