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In 1860, Denton County population was 4,780. In the 1870s, population grew to 18,143. Subsistence farming gave way to cotton farming in the blackland and wheat farming on the prairies. Railroads came through to boost the economy more. From 1890 to 1920, Denton County ranked either first or second in wheat production in Texas.
The earliest recorded lynching in Denton County occurred in May 1860 in response to widespread fears of a slave insurrection in North Texas. In early May, an enslaved youth in neighboring Collin County brutally murdered his master and the master’s family.
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This map shows the approximate location of the founding settlements of Denton County up to about 1860. The areas shown are not meant to approximate size or population. They are only a guide to the approximate location of the settlements.
Aug 4, 2023 · Aug 4, 2023. A land ownership map of Denton County from the 1880s. Courtesy art/The Portal to Texas History. The earliest residents of Denton were the Hasinai and Wichita tribes, part of a...
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In 1861, probably because of their cultural origins, Denton County's inhabitants gave their sympathies to the South, although 4 the secession referendum won only narrow approval from the voters, 331 to 256.
Jun 25, 2019 · The county was also limited to subsistence agriculture due to a lack of water transportation. Consequently, there were only 106 slaves in the county in 1850; in 1860, eighty-seven slaveholders owned 251 slaves. In the 1840s Denton County was the site of the Icarian colony, a French utopian settlement north of the site of present Justin. The ...
In 1850, only 185 people in Denton County had been born in Missouri; by 1860, “the Missouri-born population had exploded to 880.” This population boom had a tangible impact on slavery in the county. In 1850, four out of five slave owners in Denton County were born in Missouri.
