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The County of Upton (in English : Upton County ) is a county located in the center-west of the state of Texas in the United States. Founded the , its county headquarters is the city of Rankin. According to the 2020 United States census, its population is 3,308 inhabitants. The county has an area of ​​3,215.4 km 2 , including almost all in terrestrial surfaces. He is baptized in honor of generals John C. and William E. Upton.

The county of Upton is created the , from the Tom Green County Lands [ first ] . It is definitely organized and autonomous, the [ first ] .

He is baptized in reference to two brothers, John C. and William E. Upton, both generals, during the Civil War [ 2 ] , [ 3 ] .

The county of Upton is located in the center-west of the state of Texas, in the United States [ 4 ] , [ 5 ] , on the Edwards set [ 2 ] .

It has a total area of ​​3,215.4 km 2 , composed of 3,215 km 2 of land and 0.4 km 2 of aquatic zones [ 6 ] .

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During the 2010 census, the county had a population of 3,355 inhabitants [ 7 ] . In 2017, the population was estimated at 3,663 inhabitants [ 7 ] , [ 8 ] .

History of censuses
Ann. Pop. %±
1890 52

–

1900 48 ▼ −7.69%
1910 501 ▲ +943.75%
1920 253 ▼ −49.5%
1930 5 968 ▲ +2 258.89%
1940 4 297 ▼ −28%
1950 5 307 ▲ +23.5%
1960 6 239 ▲ +17.56%
1970 4 697 ▼ −24.72%
1980 4 619 ▼ −1.66%
1990 4 447 ▼ −3.72%
2000 3 404 ▼ −23.45%
2010 3 355 ▼ −1.44%
2020 3 308 ▼ −1.4%
Composition of the population in% (2010) [ 9 ] , [ ten ]
Groups County of Upton Drapeau du Texas Texas Drapeau des États-Unis UNITED STATES
White 75.0 70.4 72.4
Others 19.3 14.4 11.2
Métis 2.1 2.5 2.7
African-Americans 1.9 11.9 12.6
Amerindians 1.7 0.7 0.9
Total 100 100 100
Latin American 49.0 37.6 16.7

According to’ American Community Survey , for the period 2011-2015, 61.34% of the population over 5 years old declares to speak English at home, while 38.29% declares to speak Spanish and 0.36% another language [ 11 ] .

  1. ↑ a et b (in) ‘ Texas: Individual County Chronologies » , on The publications.newberry.org site , (consulted the ) .
  2. ↑ a et b (in) William R. Hunt et John Leffler, ‘ Upton county » , on le site du Texas State Historical Association (consulted the ) .
  3. ↑ (in) Henry Gannett, The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States , Washington, Government Printing Office, ( read online ) , p. 308 .
  4. ↑ (in) ‘ Upton, Texas (TX) » , on City-data.com site (consulted the ) .
  5. ↑ (in) ‘ County of Upton » , Geographic Names Information System .
  6. ↑ (in) ‘ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files » , on The United States Census Bureau website , (consulted the ) .
  7. ↑ a et b (in) US Census Bureau, ‘ QuickFacts » (consulted the ) .
  8. ↑ (in) ‘ American FactFinder » , on le site American FactFinder (consulted the ) .
  9. ↑ (in) ‘ Upton county, TX Population – Census 2010 and 2000 » , on censusview.com .
  10. ↑ (in) ‘ Population of Texas – Census 2010 and 2000 » , on censusview.com .
  11. ↑ (in) ‘ Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over » , on factfinder.census.gov .

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Bibliography [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

  • (in) N. Ethie Eagleton, On the Last Frontier : A History of Upton County, Texas , El Paso, Texas Western Press, , 125 p. (ISBN  978-0874040272 ) .
  • (in) Donald Edward White, Ground-water Resources of Upton County, Texas , Texas Water Development Board, , 132 p. .

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