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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Amherst County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 31,894. Its county seat is Amherst.
History
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Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1761 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1761 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1761 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1761 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1763 | 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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| 1810 | 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 | 13,703
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| 1800 | 16,801
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| 1810 | 10,548
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| 1820 | 10,423
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| 1830 | 12,071
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| 1840 | 12,576
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| 1850 | 12,699
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| 1860 | 13,742
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| 1870 | 14,900
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| 1880 | 18,709
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| 1890 | 17,551
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| 1900 | 17,864
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| 1910 | 18,932
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| 1920 | 19,771
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| 1930 | 19,020
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| 1940 | 20,273
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| 1950 | 20,332
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| 1960 | 22,953
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| 1970 | 26,072
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| 1980 | 29,122
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| 1990 | 28,578
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