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  Mason County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mason County is a county located in the state of Texas.
Mason county is named for Fort Mason, which was located in the county.
In the county, the population is spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 20.70% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mason_County,_Texas   (387 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MASON COUNTY
The population increased dramatically in the ensuing decades, from 678 in 1870 to 2,655 in 1880 and 5,180 in 1890.
Population reached its peak in the county in 1910 at 5,683; it declined thereafter, to 4,945 in 1950 and 3,356 in 1970.
Mason (2,041), the county seat, continued to be the educational, economic, social, and governmental center of the county.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hcm4.html   (3257 words)

  
 Mason County Texas > Population | Home Ownership | Sales | Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mason County, Texas is one of about 3,140 counties and county equivalents in the United States.
In 2003 the total population of Mason County was estimated to be 3,777 while the population of the entire state of Texas was estimated at 22,118,509.
Mason County had 1,607 households in 2000 with a median household income of $30,921 as compared to the Texas state-wide median family income of $39,927.
www.countyguide.com /Texas/Mason-County   (403 words)

  
 Mason County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mason County is a county located in the U. Mason County is a county located in the U.S. State of Texas.
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,738 people, 1,607 households, and 1,110 families residing in the county.
The racial makeup of the county is 91.60% White, 0.13% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.75% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races.
www.termsdefined.net /ma/mason-county,-texas.html   (536 words)

  
 Mason, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mason is a city located in Mason County, Texas.
It is the county seat of Mason County
Mason is located at 30°44'52" North, 99°13'55" West (30.747796, -99.231880)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mason,_Texas   (391 words)

  
 Mason, Texas.
Fort Mason was established in 1851 and settlers were attracted by the protection that the fort provided from Indians.
In the 1870's Mason County was the scene of a violent feud between German settlers and Anglo ranchers.
Known as the "Hoo-Doo" War or the Mason County War - it was a nasty business of many killings with no one ever standing trial.
www.texasescapes.com /TexasHillCountryTowns/MasonTexas/MasonTx.htm   (322 words)

  
 Mason County, West Virginia Genealogical Records Information
Mason County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 2, 1804, from parts of Kanawha County.
During the early 1700s, the Ohio River valley, including present-day Mason County, was primarily used as hunting grounds by the Ohio-based Shawnee, the Mingo, who lived in both the Tygart Valley and along the Ohio River north of Mason County, and the Seneca, one of the largest and most powerful members of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Mason County was part of the proposed colony of Vandalia, whose capital was to be at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, (i.e..
www.mywestvirginiagenealogy.com /wv_county/mas.htm   (2342 words)

  
 News articles for Mason County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mason County Circuit Court Judge John McNeill set Sept. 17 for the first day of Joseph E. Choate's trial which is expected to last three days.
Mason County Transfer brought in trucks filled with water in case, as in four years ago, efforts drained the water tower.
Mason County schools were even delayed two hours so family and friends would have extra time to spend with the soldiers.
www.us-news-watch.com /Texas/Mason_County.html   (2796 words)

  
 The Mason County Hoo Doo Wars
Jane was the head of the Mason County Historical Society, and had a special connection to the war.
I pulled up to the stylish new library building in the town of Mason and went inside where I was introduced to Jane, a short, silver haired lady in her seventies who embodied the feisty, outgoing nature common to a woman raised in the rural Texas hill country.
Although the land grant contract was eventually annulled by the Texas Legislature, the State upheld the right of any immigrant who arrived under an agreement with the Immigration Company to claim land within the grant, including parts of what would later become Mason County.
www.texfiles.com /texashistory/hoodoowar.htm   (2742 words)

  
 Mason County Mason, Texas (Counties)
The county seat of Mason County, Texas, is Mason.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 3,646, an increase of 223 over the 1990 census.
Mason is located northeast of San Antonio between Brady and Fredericksburg on US 87 near the Llano...
www.ohwy.com /tx/y/y48319.htm   (92 words)

  
 Mason County Ministerial Alliance - Mason County, Texas
Wild Horse Ministries takes their horse gentling demonstration across the country, especially in the Western, Southwestern and Southern parts of the U.S. The stop in Mason is part of a three week tour in Texas being sponsored by the Country Church of Marion.
Their Mason demonstration will be accompanied with hamburgers, chips, drinks and country-bluegrass gospel music— all at no charge, courtesy of the Mason County Ministerial Alliance and the Cowboy Church of Menard.
The congregations of the Mason County Ministerial Alliance continue working together to minister to the spiritual needs of the community.
www.freewebs.com /mcma   (1471 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, The Mason County Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mason County has a long and rich history of progressive agricultural production in the Texas Hill Country.
The majority of the County consists of brushy covered rolling hills with granite and limestone outcroppings which encompasses 596,400 acres.
There is approximately 30,000 acres of improved pasture used for haying and grazing with an additional 5,000 acres of tillable land suitable for row crop farming.
mason-tx.tamu.edu   (182 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MASON COUNTY WAR
The Mason County War, commonly known as the Hoodoo War, was one of a number of feuds
No trial in Mason County ever convicted any man of either faction for any of the murders, although some of the men involved were arrested and brought to trial elsewhere.
On the night of January 21, 1877, the Mason County courthouse burned, destroying all records relating to the feud.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/jcm1.html   (1062 words)

  
 Mike Dail Real Estate
The Texas Hill Country is renowned for its beautiful tree covered hillsides, abounding with wild flowers in the spring; for its pristine springs, creeks, and rivers; as well as an abundance of native wildlife.
Because of his love of the land and our country's freedom, he is presently the chairman of the board of directors of the American Land Foundation, a non-profit corporation formed in 1993 to help landowners protect their private property rights.
Gary is a graduate of Southwest Texas State with a B.S. in Agriculture.
www.mikedail.com   (400 words)

  
 News on Mason County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tolt and Snoqualmie in east King County, the Satsop in Grays Harbor County, the Elwha and Dungeness on the Olympic Peninsula and the Skokomish in Mason County...
Mason County increased to 7.9 percent from 7.3 percent while Jefferson County increased one-tenth of a percent to 5.2 percent.
Mason County's Dustin Grutza and Chris Lofton were too much for Lloyd Memorial to handle in a 31-14 victory by the host Royals.
www.linkmorgue.org /us/TX/Mason_County.html   (5333 words)

  
 Art, Texas, Mason County.
Mason County is included in the most heavily populated German part of the Hill Country, with the city of Mason being the northern most town of any real population.
Mason, Gillespie, Kendall and Comal Counties comprise almost the entire German settlement area, with just a trace of overflow into Blanco, Kerr, and Llano Counties.
Art is found on detailed maps of Mason County just East of Mason (town).
www.texasescapes.com /TexasHillCountryTowns/ArtTexas/ArtTexas.htm   (218 words)

  
 Mason County, Texas Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Debt and Loans Mason County Texas
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 John Ringo - Mason County War
John Ringo became involved in a blood feud that is referred to as the Mason County War.
The war was between two factions of men;  German descendants from Mason County and American born cowboys.
Though the Mason County War was essentially over, antagonism continued for several years in the area.
www.tombstonehistory.com /ringomcw.html   (921 words)

  
 Mason, Texas Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Welcome to Mason
Mason is a community with lots of history...
Welcome to Mason, the Gem of the Hill Country, where blue topaz can be found.
Welcome to Mason where beautiful old buildings around a charming town square now play host to tourists who have made Mason a destination, no matter what the season.
www.masontxcoc.com   (237 words)

  
 Margaret Bierschwale History of Mason County
Miss Bierschwale was born and reared in Mason County, Texas.
She received an A.B. degree from Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Master of Arts degrees in English and Library Science from Columbia University in New York.
Her reaearch was conducted at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., numerous museums, and county courthouses.
www.masontxcoc.com /groups/histcomm/page3.html   (108 words)

  
 Texas CountiesBirth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage License and More (Ma-Mc)
Requests for certified copies of a Marriage License should be directed to the County Clerk's Office in which the event occurred.
This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in Texas Counties.
U.S. Federal Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 - census images for the County of Mason -->
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 Digital Mason County Map, Maps of Mason County County, Texas.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Our map of Mason County is fully editable, logically layered (View Layer Directory), and royalty free.
Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=1629   (229 words)

  
 Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Counties: Mason   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Amphibians and Reptiles in Mason County  · cached · Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection list of species found in the county.
The Political Graveyard: Mason County, Tex.   · cached · Information about politicians that lived or died in the county.
Butterflies of Mason County, Texas  · cached · Information about and pictures of all the known species of butterflies in the county.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=66520   (129 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mason County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Geology 330 Field Trip - Geology along the Llano River in Mason County, Texas. Texas A&M University Department of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Johnson, intimately familiar with the geology of the Mason region, provided students with pertinent background geological information.
The three-day excursion took in sections of the Llano near Mason between White’s Crossing (FM 1871) and the town of Castell.
As we headed down river we paddled across a broad syncline, first passing upsection into the Cap Mountain, under towering cliffs at the big bend in the river, then downsection back into the Hickory and on to our take-out point at the Simonsville Road crossing.
lava.tamu.edu /photogalleries/Geology%20330%20web%20slide%20show/Geol330Llanotripdescrip.html   (530 words)

  
 Today's Mortgage Rates for Mason County, Texas, Zero Lender Fees
Cofedbank is a direct lender of home mortgage loans for the state of Texas.
Conforming Loans: Mason County, Texas mortgage rates for home loans less than or equal to $359,650.
All Mason County, Texas (TX) mortgage rates are subject to change without notice.
cofedbank.com /mortgage/rates/texas/mason-county   (192 words)

  
 Hill Country Ranch in Mason County, Texas
rolling Hill Country of Central Texas, 14 miles west of Mason.
West side of property has 2.1 miles frontage on unpaved county road.
boundary and a county road forming the western border.
www.texashill.com /R10/R10.htm   (368 words)

  
 Mason Texas Shopping Directory: : Books and Magazines:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is on U.S. 87 1 mile south of Mason, Texas.
Mason 76856 Telephone: 915-347-6449 Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library In addition to books, magazines, and other items found in libraries
Mason Texas Shopping Directory: local and online products, businesses, retailers and merchants.
texas.cityshoppingdirectory.com /Mason/Books_and_Magazines.php   (248 words)

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