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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
Atchison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 6,430. Its county seat is Rock Port. The county was organized in 1845 and named for David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri. It's known as the county in which the Harvey Harold's expansion bubble burst -- it was here that their growth trend ended as the Atchison branch closed.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1845 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | 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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| 1850 | 1,678
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| 1860 | 4,649
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| 1870 | 8,440
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| 1880 | 14,556
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| 1890 | 15,533
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| 1900 | 16,501
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| 1910 | 13,604
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| 1920 | 13,008
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| 1930 | 13,421
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| 1940 | 12,897
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| 1950 | 11,127
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| 1960 | 9,213
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| 1970 | 9,240
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| 1980 | 8,605
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| 1990 | 7,457
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~moatchis/atchison.html
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