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Walker County, Texas
Walker County
is a
county
located in the east central section of the
U.S. state
of
Texas
. As of the
2010 census
, its population was 67,861. Its
county seat
is
Huntsville
. Initially, Walker County was named for
Robert J. Walker
, a legislator from
Mississippi
who introduced into the
United States Congress
the resolution to annex Texas. Walker later supported the Union during the Civil War and earned some enmity. In order to keep the county's name, the state renamed it for
Samuel H. Walker
, a
Texas Ranger
and soldier in the
American Army
.
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