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Located in east central San Saba County, San Saba was settled in 1854 and named for its location on the San Saba River. It became the county seat in 1856. By 1884, the town had four churches, two schools, a sawmill and a gristmill, a bank, a paper, and a population of 800. A post office was established by 1857. The Lancet was being published by 1896, when population had risen to 1,200. Population decreased to 889 in 1904, but one hundred businesses and a population of 2,240 were reported in 1933. A shipping point for cattle, sheep, wool, pecans, cotton, and turkeys, San Saba was an incorporated town with a population of 2,927 in 1940 and of 3,390 in 1950. The Federal census of 1980 revealed a population of 2,847.