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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
Ballard County is a county located in west of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842, and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly. He was one of the few Kentucky volunteers to survive the notorious River Raisin Massacre during the War of 1812. Its county seat is Wickliffe, Kentucky. As of 2010 the population is 8,249. Ballard is a prohibition or dry county.
Ballard County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | 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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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | 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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| 1850 | 5,496
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| 1860 | 8,692
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| 1870 | 12,576
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| 1880 | 14,378
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| 1890 | 8,390
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| 1900 | 10,761
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| 1910 | 12,690
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| 1920 | 12,045
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| 1930 | 9,910
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| 1940 | 9,480
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| 1950 | 8,545
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| 1960 | 8,291
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| 1970 | 8,276
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| 1980 | 8,798
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| 1990 | 7,902
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Research Tips
External links
www.ballardconet.com/
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