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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
Berkshire County is a non-governmental county located on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,219. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County, and the county itself is often referred to simply as "the Berkshires".
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 30,291
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| 1800 | 33,885
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| 1810 | 35,907
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| 1820 | 35,720
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| 1830 | 37,835
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| 1840 | 41,745
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| 1850 | 49,591
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| 1860 | 55,120
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| 1870 | 64,827
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| 1880 | 69,032
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| 1890 | 81,108
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| 1900 | 95,667
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| 1910 | 105,259
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| 1920 | 113,033
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| 1930 | 120,700
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| 1940 | 122,273
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| 1950 | 132,966
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| 1960 | 142,135
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| 1970 | 149,402
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| 1980 | 145,110
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| 1990 | 139,352
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Berkshire County, Massachusetts family history and genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki). History, towns and cities, county histories, birth, marriage, and death records, deeds, wills, court records, divorce records, naturalizations, tax records, warnings out, maps, and societies.
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