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Texas Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge Texas CountiesTexas 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 |
Dallam County, TexasDallam County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameJames Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryDallam County is a county located in the far northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for James
Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher. Its seat is Dalhart. With the removal of the Comanches and Kiowas to Indian Territory as a result of the Red River Warqv in 1874-75, the Anglo-American frontier moved into the region. Dallam County, named for James W. Dallam,qv Republic of Texas lawyer and newspaper editor, originated from the Bexar District in 1876. However, no exploitation of the area actually occurred until about six years later. On January 10, 1882, the Capitol Freehold Land and Investment Companyqv received approximately two-thirds of the county as part of its famous XIT Ranchqv holdings. Buffalo Springs, in the northern part of the county, served as the first headquarters of the XIT. Between 1882 and 1887 only XIT cowboys and a few other settlers occupied the county. In 1887 and 1888 the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway was built through the county as it extended its line from Amarillo into New Mexico and Colorado. On May 14, 1888, the road reached Texline, the railroad's choice of a new division point. Perico, twelve miles southeast, began as a shipping point for the XIT. By 1890 the population of the county had reached 112. In 1891 the county was organized with Texline as its seat. Organization led to the county's first election, in which John V. Farwellqv was chosen county judge and H. Willis, T. H. Hardin, J. L. Baughn, and J. B. Stevens county commissioners. More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/hcd1.html (accessed November 5, 2008). GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,505 square miles (3,899 kmē), of which, 1,504 square miles (3,897 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) of it (0.04%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
