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- 1839 Anglo settlers arrived, finding small bands of Kiowa Indians. The Kiowa left soon, and did not cause problems for settlers.[1]
- 1836-1845 Settlement remained sparse during the years of the republic and early statehood. [1]
- 1846 -Hunt county was formed from Fannin and Nacogdoches counties, 1846. It was named for Memucan Hunt, Republic secretary of navy. . [1][2]
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| Hunt county in TX. |
- 1846 Greenville was built on land donated by McQuinney H. Wright and James G. Bourland, and remained the county seat. [1]
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| Greenville layout. |
- 1850s -Parts of the county were suitable for the growth of cotton, but a slaveholding–cotton plantation society did not develop due to the lack of transportation. There were no navigable rivers, and railroads had not yet been built. The nearest market was Jefferson (120 miles Eastward) Supplies had to be hauled in by ox cart.. [1]
- 1860 The county developed a self-sufficient yeoman-farmer type of economy. The 6,053 Anglos were natives of Southern states and had (577) African Americans held as slaves by (142) Anglos. These slaveholders were an elite group which dominated the county politically until after the war. [1]
- 1861 Hunt County citizens were sharply divided over secession. Martin D. Hart and brother Hardin were leaders of a very vocal anti-secession minority. The vote in the county was close (416 to 339), but a majority supported secession. [1]
- 1862-65 - Civil war majority of residents supported the war effort, and hundreds of county men fought. [1]
- 1863-65 Number of African Americans increased to 1,200 due to slaveholders from Southern states moving their slaves to the county to keep them from fleeing to or being confiscated by the Union forces.
- 1866-1870 The white citizens resented the defeat and the enfranchisement of Reconstruction. Feuds broke out between Unionists and former Confederates.[1]
- Jan 1869 Lee Peacock feud, the United States Army troops were called in to restore order until June, 1870.[1]
- Jan. 1870 Hunt County was returned to white control and remained loyal to the Democratic party for many years after Reconstruction.[1]
- 1870 - County boundaries were reduced by the creation of Rains County. [1]
- mid-1870s Railroads were connected to within 30 miles of Hunt County.[1]
- Oct. 1880 The first train arrived in Greenville on the East aline and Red River Railroad. Next came Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad extended its line to Greenville.[1]
- 1887 A privately owned electricity-generating plant was opened in Greenville. When the town purchased the plant shortly thereafter, Greenville became the first community in Texas with municipally owned public utilities. During the early years of the twentieth century, Greenville extended its lines to farmers who lived in the central part of the county.[1]
- 1900 Hunt County had grown to a population of 47,295, with 5,946 farms and a cotton crop in excess of 50,000 bales in 1900. Cotton provided the county with its principal cash crop through the first half of the twentieth century. It did not bring prosperity for most of the county's residents.[1]
- 1904 Seven rail lines crossed some part of the county, and eleven railroad towns of varying sizes were providing farmers facilities for shipping their crops. The county remained rural, with an economy that depended heavily on agriculture, but Hunt County was no longer a small, isolated, yeoman-farmer society. [1]
- 1904 Hunt County had numerous industrial operations, including sawmills, cotton-spinning mills, cotton compresses, a cottonseed-oil refinery, and a shoe factory. Industries such as these employed a small minority of the county's work force (only 685 wage earners in 1940) before World War II.
- 1900-1940- African American population increased slightly in both real numbers and proportionally to 12.9% percent of the population.
- 1930- The Great Depression hit Hunt County hard, when value of farms dropped to 50% of the 1920 value. 2,259 heads of families were listed on government relief. Unemployment rate was 16.7%-represented by tenant farmers and sharecroppers that were forced to leave the land. 72% of the farmers tilled land they did not own.[1]
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| Audie Murphy war Memorial |
- 1941- World War II During the war an Air Corps training facility, Majors Field opened outside of Greenville, employing workers.[1]
- 1945 - Majors Field closed and was converted to an industrial site, and a successful effort was made to attract industry.[1]
- 1940s, 1950s the economy began to change perceptibly. Cotton continued to be vital. Increasing mechanization led to larger farms, and tenants and sharecroppers continued to leave the land. [1]
- 1953 Over 2,100 of the county's citizens were employed in manufacturing.[1]
Government Offices
Hunt County has had seven courthouses 1847, 1853, 1859, 1881, 1883, 1885, and 1929[3]
1st Courts- Court sessions were held under oak trees at the corner of St. John and Bourland streets until the first courthouse was built here in 1847. [3]
1st Courthouse, 1847 This was a log cabin, located on the west side of the square. [3]
2nd Courthouse, 1853- 1847 courthouse was replaced in 1853 by a 2-story frame courthouse on the NW corner. [3]
3rd Courthouse, 1858 The center of the square, which had been reserved for a more substantial building, was used in 1858 for the third courthouse. This was the first brick structure in the county.This building was condemned in 1874. [3]
4th Courthouse 1859 County offices were moved to a building at 2610 Lee Street, purchased from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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| 1883 Courthouse, . |
5th Courthouse, 1883 fifth courthouse, an ornate red brick building with white stone trim, was constructed here in 1883. Thirteen months later it was destroyed by a fire which heavily damaged the town's commercial district.[3]
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| 1885 Courthouse. |
6th Courthouse, 1885 A new courthouse, which closely resembled the 1883 structure, was built in 1885. This lasted 40 years.[3]
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| 1929 Courthouse |
7th Courthouse,1929 1928 the 1885 courthouse was torn down to make room for construction of the present courthouse, the seventh for Hunt County. A formal dedication was held on April 11, 1929, the 83rd anniversary of the county's founding.[3]
Geography
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch22
- Location - Hunt County is in NE Texas.
- County Seat is Greenville and largest town, is 51 miles NE of Dallas on Interstate-Hwy 30.
- County's center is 36°06' north latitude and 96°05' west longitude.
- Size: 840 square miles of the Blackland Prairie region of the state, a vast plain.
- Topography -stream valleys are shallow, and the drainage divides are well rounded.
- Elevation 450 feet above sea level in SE part to a high of 700 feet in the northwestern part. :Rivers/Creeks NW part is in the drainage basin of the Trinity River. NE part of the county is drained by the Sulphur River, and the remainder is drained by the Sabine.
- Soil on the uplands -loamy or clayey and loamy. Bottomland soil is clayey. Bottom lands are not suited as due to flooding
- Mineral resources include gas, oil, and sand.
- Temperatures - winter minimum of 33° F in January to maximum of 93° in July.
- Rainfall averages forty-three inches a year
- Growing season varies from 218 to 247 days.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch22
Adjacent counties
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| Audie Murphy war Memorial |
Demographics
Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 86,129. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839.
In 2000, 76,596 people resided in the county with a population density of 91 people per sq. mi. The racial makeup of the county was 83.57% White, 9.45% Black or African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.93% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. About 8.31% of the population were Hispanic. The median income for a household in the county was $36,752, and for a family was $44,388. Males had a median income of $33,347 versus $23,085 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,554. About 8.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.[4]
- Hunt County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Top Employers:
- Employer # of Employees Location
- 1 L-3 Communications 6,400 Greenville
- T-2 Texas A&M University-Commerce 900 Commerce
- T-2 Walmart 900* Commerce, Greenville, Quinlan
- 4 Greenville Independent School District 702 Greenville
- 5 Hunt Regional Medical Center 600 Greenville
Hospitals:
- Hunt Regional Healthcare, with the Hunt Regional Medical Centerin Greenville being the largest hospital in the county.
Veterans services
- The Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 81, located at 2502 Church Street, offers veterans and their dependents a meeting place and assistance with filing and mailing disability forms.
- The American Legion Otho Morgan Post 17 meets at 4509 Moulton St.
| Highways | Highways | Highways |
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| I-30 Interstate 30 | Texas State Highway 11 | Texas Loop 178 |
| US Highway 67 | Texas State Highway 24 | Texas Spur 302 |
| US Highway 69 | Texas State Highway 34 | Texas State Highway 276 |
| US Highway 380 | Texas State Highway 50 | Texas State Highway 66 |
| Texas State Highway 224 |
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- In 2014 More than 69% were high school graduates, and 16% had college degrees.
- In the early twenty-first century education, manufacturing, and agribusiness were the key elements of the area's economy.
- 2002 the county had 2,784 farms and ranches covering 400,272 acres, 56% of which were devoted to crops, 35% to pasture, and 6% to woodlands. The local farmers and ranchers earned $28,066,000; livestock sales accounted for $16,351,000 of the total. Cattle, forage, and greenhouse crops were the chief agricultural products!!
Politics:
Following Reconstruction, Hunt Co. was returned to Anglo control in January 1870 and remained loyal to the Democratic party for many years after Reconstruction. The county voted Democratic candidates for president through 1948. Dwight D Eisenhower carried the area and a trend toward Republican support and politics. Democrats won won majorities in 1960,as well as Bill Clinton won a plurality of votes in 1992. Ross Perot, an independent polled strongly. George W Bush carried the county by large margins, in both 200 and 2004.[5]
Cities
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Schools
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| Bland ISD (sm. portion in Collin Co.) | Wolfe City ISD (sm. portion in Fannin Co.) |
| Celeste ISD | Commerce ISD (sm. portion in Delta Co.) |
| Caddo Mills ISD | Community ISD (mostly in Collin Co. |
| Campbell ISD | Cooper ISD (most in Delta Co.) |
| Greenville ISD | Lone Oak ISD (small portion in Rains Co.) |
| Boles ISD | Leonard ISD (most in Fannin Co., sm. portion in Collin Co. |
| Quinlan ISD | Royse City ISD (most in Rockwall Co., sm. portion in Collin Co.) |
| Terrell ISD (most in Kaufman County) | Cumby ISD (most in Hopkins Co.) |
| Fannindel ISD (most in Fannin County; sm.portion in Delta, Lamar co.) |
Colleges
- Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Paris Junior College-Greenville Center are located within the county.
Formed From
- founded in 1846 from portions of Nacogdoches and Fannin counties.
Resources
The Lake has a diverse array of wildlife such as deer, feral hogs, snakes, raccoons, bobcats, and over 200 species of birds. Sightings of the American alligator in certain areas of the lake have been reported. The lake mainly has post oak hardwood timber and plants native to the Texas Blackland Prairies. In the summer of 2007 Lake Tawakoni State Park was the site of a large, rare spider web. The web stretched over a 200-yard path and attracted considerable attention from entomologists. [6]
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| Lake Tawakoni. |
Census
- 1850 --- 1,520 —
- 1860 --- 6,630 336.2%
- 1870 --- 10,291 55.2%
- 1880 --- 17,230 67.4%
- 1890 --- 31,885 85.1%
- 1900 --- 47,295 48.3%
- 1910 --- 48,116 1.7%
- 1920 --- 50,350 4.6%
- 1930 --- 49,016 −2.6%
- 1940 --- 48,793 −0.5%
- 1950 --- 42,731 −12.4%
- 1960 --- 39,399 −7.8%
- 1970 --- 47,948 21.7%
- 1980 --- 55,248 15.2%
- 1990 --- 64,343 16.5%
- 2000 --- 76,596 19.0%
- 2010 --- 86,129 12.4%
- Est. 2015 --- 89,844
Notables
- George C. Butte, Attorney General of Puerto Rico
- Waggoner Carr, Texas State Representative and Attorney General
- Warlick Carr, attorney and brother of Waggoner Carr
- Ray Keck, interim president of Texas A&M University-Commerce
Audie Murphy, World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Cline Paden, evangelist and missionary
- Audie Leon "Little Texas" Murphy, Major, MOH
Land Grants
- Mexican government made a few land grants in the area of Hunt County in 1835
Cemeteries
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- Simmons Cemetery
- Van Sickle Cemetery
- Celeste Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- East Mount Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- McWright Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
- Prairie Valley Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
- Lakeside Memorial Park
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
- West Memorial Cemetery
- Wieland Cemetery
- Mount Carmel Cemetery
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch22
- ↑ https://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/hunt-county
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Greenville/Hunt-County-Courthouse-Greenville-Texas.htm
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_County,_Texas
- ↑ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch22
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tawakoni
- https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hct06
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_County,_Texas
- https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch22
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