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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
Benton County is a county located in west central Missouri in the United States. The population was 19,056 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1840 | 4,205
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| 1850 | 5,015
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| 1860 | 9,072
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| 1870 | 11,322
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| 1880 | 12,396
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| 1890 | 14,973
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| 1900 | 16,556
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| 1910 | 14,881
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| 1920 | 12,989
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| 1930 | 11,708
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| 1940 | 11,142
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| 1950 | 9,080
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| 1960 | 8,737
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| 1970 | 9,695
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| 1980 | 12,183
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| 1990 | 13,859
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