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| | Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | Jackson County, one of the original counties of Texas, was formed in 1836 from the old Mexican municipality of Jackson. |
 | | Jackson County lost large sections on the north, south, and east to the newly formed Calhoun, Wharton, and Lavaca counties in 1846. |
 | | Although the population of the county grew slightly between 1930 and 1940, rising from 10,980 to 11,720, the number of farmers declined markedly, falling from 1,799 to 1,251. |
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