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| | Handbook of Texas Online: MARTIN COUNTY |
 | | Martin County (E-9), on the southern High Plains of west Central Texas, comprises 911 square miles and is bounded on the north by Dawson County, on the west by Andrews County, on the east by Howard County, and on the South by Midland and Glasscock counties. |
 | | Martin County was attached to Mitchell County for administrative purposes for five months and then attached to Howard County until 1884, when the county was reduced to its present size and organized with Mariensfield (now Stanton) as the county seat. |
 | | The population of the county was 5,556 in 1940, 5,541 in 1950, and 4,956 in 1990. |
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