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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Albemarle County is a county located in the the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 79,236. Its county seat is Charlottesville6.
History
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In 1744 the Virginia General Assembly created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The large county was divided up in 1761, forming Buckingham and Amherst counties, at which time the county seat was moved from the formerly-central Scottsville to a piece of newly-central land, christened Charlottesville.
President Thomas Jefferson was born in the county at Shadwell, though it was then part of Goochland County. His home of Monticello is located in the county, however.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1744 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1744 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1744 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1744 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1780 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1970 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 12,585
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| 1800 | 16,439
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| 1810 | 18,268
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| 1820 | 19,750
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| 1830 | 22,618
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| 1840 | 22,924
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| 1850 | 25,800
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| 1860 | 26,625
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| 1870 | 27,544
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| 1880 | 32,618
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| 1890 | 32,379
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| 1900 | 28,473
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| 1910 | 29,871
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| 1920 | 26,005
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| 1930 | 26,981
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| 1940 | 24,652
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| 1950 | 26,662
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| 1960 | 30,969
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| 1970 | 37,780
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| 1980 | 55,783
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| 1990 | 68,040
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Note: Charlottesville city, formed from Albemarle County.
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