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| Name | Big Horn |
| Alt names | Big Horn | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 44.533°N 108.083°W |
| Located in | Wyoming, United States (1890 - ) |
| See also | Fremont, Wyoming, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Johnson, Wyoming, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Park, Wyoming, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washakie, Wyoming, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Big Horn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The population was 11,668 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Basin. It is south from the Montana state line.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Big Horn County was created by the legislature of Wyoming Territory on March 12, 1890. The county was created with lands ceded by Fremont County, Johnson County, and Sheridan County.
Big Horn County was named for the Big Horn Mountains which form its eastern boundary. Originally, the county included the entire Big Horn Basin.
In 1909, Park County, was detached from Big Horn County. In 1911, Hot Springs County, and Washakie County were detached from Big Horn County. At that point in time, the county got its present borders.
The current sheriff of Big Horn County is Ken Blackburn.
The county suffered some major flooding in May, 2011. ***this reference is for Big Horn County, MT and may not be appropriate for this page.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1885 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | 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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| 1900 | 4,328
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| 1910 | 8,886
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| 1920 | 12,105
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| 1930 | 11,222
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| 1940 | 12,911
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| 1950 | 13,176
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| 1960 | 11,898
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| 1970 | 10,202
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| 1980 | 11,896
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| 1990 | 10,525
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