Gaines County is the county of Texas in the United States of America . For the year 2000, lived in it 14 467 people. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2008 the county’s population was 15 081 people. [1] The district center is the city of Seminole . Gaines County is one of the 46 “dry” Texas counties, that is, counties that have a “dry law.”
| County | |
| Gaines County | |
|---|---|
| Gaines county | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | Texas |
| Adm. center | Seminol |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1905 year |
| Area | 3893 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 14 467 people. ( 2000 ) |
| Density | 4 people / km² |
| Official site | |
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History
Gaines County was formed in 1905 from part of Shackleford County [2] . It was named after James Gaines, one of the signatories to the Texas Declaration of Independence .
Notes
- ↑ United States Census Bureau Archived July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Texas: Individual County Chronologies . Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries . Newberry Library (2008). Date of treatment November 7, 2016.
Links
Gaines County, Texas // Wikipedia in English ( GFDL license ; revision history of the source ) ./ Translation into Russian as of December 6, 2009.