Andrews County Texas. (original) (raw)
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32� 18' 0" N, 102� 38' 24" W (32.3, -102.64)
Population: 18,610 (2020)
14,786 (2010) 13,004 (2000) 14,338 (1990)
Total area: 1,501 square miles (3,890 km2)
1,501 square miles (3,890 km2) land
0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) water
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Andrews County History
Andrews County has been in existence since 1876, when the 15th Legislature of Texas created 54 counties in the Panhandle and South Plains out of Bexar County. The political control of the county has passed through several other counties and districts since its inception. On July 22, 1910, the county records were finally transferred from Midland County to Andrews County, and the Commissioners Court held its first meeting.
Andrews County's first oil well blew in December of 1929. By 1956, the County produced more than 60 million barrels of oil annually - giving us recognition as the number one oil producing county in the state of Texas and in the United States.
- Debbie Gomez, June 06, 2002
1936 Centennial Marker:
From Andrews - FM 87 West about 12 miles to roadside park.
Andrews County
Created August 21, 1876,
organized May 11, 1910.
Named for Richard Andrews killed at the Battle of Concepcion, October 28, 1835, the first man to fall in the Texas revolution.
County seat, Andrews.
Andrews County Town List
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County Seat - Andrews
Andrews County Vintage Maps
Andrews County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Andrews County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Andrews County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Andrews County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker
From Andrews - FM 87 West about 12 miles to roadside park
Andrews County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010
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