| From 1904 Texas Almanac |
| Wilbarger population in 1900 - 5,759 |
| Property assessment - 1903 - $3,815,973 |
| 1881 - organized - 50 settlers |
| 1885 - 300,000 herd of cattle thru Vernon, 200,000 sheep & |
| 190,000 horses |
| 1876 - 1st farmer |
| Price of land - farming $12.50 per acre - grazing $5 to $7 |
| per acre |
| Schools 28, students 1301 |
| Vernon has one private school and one Catholic school |
| Population of Harrold in 1900 - 264 |
| Population of Vernon in 1900 - 1,393 |
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