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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
Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 187,126. Its county seat is Anderson. It is included in the Anderson, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson, the county is located in northwestern South Carolina, along the Georgia border. Anderson County contains Lake Hartwell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake with nearly of shoreline for residential and recreational use. The area is a growing industrial, commercial and tourist center.
Anderson County is the home of Anderson University, a private, selective comprehensive university of approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1826 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1830 | 17,169
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| 1840 | 18,493
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| 1850 | 21,475
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| 1860 | 22,873
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| 1870 | 24,049
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| 1880 | 33,612
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| 1890 | 43,696
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| 1900 | 55,728
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| 1910 | 69,568
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| 1920 | 76,349
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| 1930 | 80,949
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| 1940 | 88,712
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| 1950 | 90,664
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| 1960 | 98,478
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| 1970 | 105,474
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| 1980 | 133,235
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| 1990 | 145,196
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Anderson County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.andersoncountysc.org/
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