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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
Bladen County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 32,278. Its county seat is Elizabethtown6.
History
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Bladen County is the home of astronaut, Curtis Brown. The county was formed in 1734 as Bladen Precinct of Bath County, from New Hanover Precinct. It was named for Martin Bladen, a member of the Board of Trade. With the abolition of Bath County in 1739, all of its constituent precincts became counties.
Originally, Bladen was a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in 1750, when its western part became Anson County. In 1752 the northern part of Bladen County was combined with parts of Granville County and Johnston County to form Orange County. In 1754 the northern part of what was left of Bladen County became Cumberland County. In 1764 the southern part of what remained of Bladen County was combined with part of New Hanover County to form Brunswick County. In 1787 the western part of the now much smaller county became Robeson County. Finally, in 1808 the southern part of Bladen County was combined with part of Brunswick County to form Columbus County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1734 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1766 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1784 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1866 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | 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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| 1790 | 5,084
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| 1800 | 7,028
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| 1810 | 5,671
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| 1820 | 7,276
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| 1830 | 7,811
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| 1840 | 8,022
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| 1850 | 9,767
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| 1860 | 11,995
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| 1870 | 12,831
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| 1880 | 16,158
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| 1890 | 16,763
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| 1900 | 17,677
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| 1910 | 18,006
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| 1920 | 19,761
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| 1930 | 22,389
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| 1940 | 27,156
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| 1950 | 29,703
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| 1960 | 28,881
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| 1970 | 26,477
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| 1980 | 30,491
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| 1990 | 28,663
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Research Tips
External links
www.bladeninfo.org
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