Wood County is the county of Texas in the United States of America . For 2000, there lived 36 752 people. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2008 the county’s population was 42 641 people. [1] The county seat is Quitman . Wood County is one of Texas’s 46 “dry” counties, that is, counties that have a “dry law.”
| County | |
| Wood County | |
|---|---|
| Wood county | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | Texas |
| Adm. Centre | Quitman |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1850 year |
| Square | 1803 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 36 752 people ( 2000 ) |
| Density | 22 people / km² |
| Official site | |
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History
Wood County was formed in 1850 from part of Van Zand County. It was named after George Tyler Wood , the second governor of Texas. [2]
Links
Wood County, Texas // Wikipedia in English ( GFDL license ; revision history of the source ) ./ Translation into Russian as of December 6, 2009.
Notes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau
- ↑ David W. Gilbreath. Wood County (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. Date of treatment June 18, 2012. Archived June 29, 2012.