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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 13,599. It is named after the Amite River which is located in the county. The name is derived from the French amitié, meaning "friendship." Its county seat is Liberty.
Amite County is part of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1809 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1810 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | 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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| 1810 | 4,750
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| 1820 | 6,853
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| 1830 | 7,934
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| 1840 | 9,511
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| 1850 | 9,694
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| 1860 | 12,336
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| 1870 | 10,973
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| 1880 | 14,004
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| 1890 | 18,198
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| 1900 | 20,708
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| 1910 | 22,954
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| 1920 | 18,960
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| 1930 | 19,712
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| 1940 | 21,892
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| 1950 | 19,261
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| 1960 | 15,573
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| 1970 | 13,763
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| 1980 | 13,369
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| 1990 | 13,328
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msamite/
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