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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Arlington is a county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1669 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1772 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1789 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1801 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1960 | 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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| 1800 | 5,949
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| 1810 | 8,552
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| 1820 | 9,703
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| 1830 | 9,573
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| 1840 | 9,967
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| 1850 | 10,008
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| 1860 | 12,652
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| 1870 | 16,755
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| 1880 | 17,546
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| 1890 | 18,597
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| 1900 | 6,430
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| 1910 | 10,231
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| 1920 | 16,040
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| 1930 | 26,615
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| 1940 | 57,040
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| 1950 | 135,449
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| 1960 | 163,401
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| 1970 | 174,284
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| 1980 | 152,599
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| 1990 | 170,936
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Note: State totals for 1800-1840 include population of the portion of the District of Columbia taken from Virginia (Fairfax County) in 1791 but retroceded to Virginia in 1846 (1800: 5,949; 1810: 8.852; 1820: 9.703; 1830: 9,573; 1840: 9,967). This area became Alexandria County in 1801; a portion was reported as Alexandria city independent of the county beginning in 1900; Alexandria County was renamed Arlington in 1920.
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