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| | Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | While county growth slowed noticeably around the turn of the century, between 1910 and 1930 the population increased from 16,094 to 74,416, and the number of farms rose from 1,039 to 1,432, a high for the county. |
 | | The population grew to 123,528 in 1960 and declined to 120,563 in 1970. |
 | | While the number of farms continued to decrease, as it had since 1940, the aggregate value of these farms surpassed $172 million by the early 1980s, and then fell slightly by the end of the decade. |
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