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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
Beaufort County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 187,117. Its county seat is Beaufort.
Beaufort County is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Beaufort County is one of the South's fastest-growing counties, primarily because of development south of the Broad River clustered along the U.S. Highway 278 corridor. The county's northern portions have also grown steadily, due in part to the strong federal military presence around the city of Beaufort. The county's two portions are connected by the Broad River Bridge, which carries South Carolina Highway 170.
Beaufort County has been identified as the most at-risk county in the United States for combined damage from climate change in the medium term.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 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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| 1790 | 18,753
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| 1800 | 20,428
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| 1810 | 25,887
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| 1820 | 32,199
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| 1830 | 37,032
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| 1840 | 35,794
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| 1850 | 38,805
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| 1860 | 40,053
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| 1870 | 34,359
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| 1880 | 30,176
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| 1890 | 34,119
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| 1900 | 35,495
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| 1910 | 30,355
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| 1920 | 22,269
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| 1930 | 21,815
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| 1940 | 22,037
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| 1950 | 26,993
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| 1960 | 44,187
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| 1970 | 51,136
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| 1980 | 65,364
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| 1990 | 86,425
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Research Tips
External links
- www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
- Outstanding guide to Beaufort 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.
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