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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
Ben Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 31, 1906 and ratified November 6, 1906. As of 2000, the population was 17,484. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 17,650. The county seat is Fitzgerald.
Ben Hill County is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1906 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1910 | 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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| 1910 | 11,863
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| 1920 | 14,599
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| 1930 | 13,047
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| 1940 | 14,523
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| 1950 | 14,879
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| 1960 | 13,633
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| 1970 | 13,171
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| 1980 | 16,000
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| 1990 | 16,245
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Research Tips
External links
www.benhillcounty.com/
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