Encinal County, Texas
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History
Encinal County was established on February 1, 1856[1]Template:Rp and was to consist of the eastern portion of present-day Webb County. The law creating the county called for a county seat at an unspecified location to be called Encinal;[1]Template:Rp however, the seat was never established. The present town of Encinal, located nearby in La Salle County, had not yet adopted its current name at the time Encinal County was created.[2] The county was never organized and was finally absorbed into Webb County on March 12, 1899.[3] Had it been established in the present day, Ranchitos Las Lomas would have been the county seat.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[1]Template:Rp
- Adjacent counties
- La Salle County (north)
- Duval County (east)
- Zapata County (south)
- Webb County (west)
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
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External links
- Encinal County from the Handbook of Texas Online
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