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Bolivar County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,145. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, early 19th-century leader of the liberation of several South American colonies from Spain.
The Cleveland, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bolivar County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, or Yazoo Basin, of Mississippi. This area was first developed for cotton plantations. Large industrial-scale agricultural operations have reduced the number of farm workers needed, and the population is half of its peak in 1930. Today, soybeans, corn, and rice are also commodity crops.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,356
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| 1850 | 2,577
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| 1860 | 10,471
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| 1870 | 9,732
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| 1880 | 18,652
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| 1890 | 29,980
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| 1900 | 35,427
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| 1910 | 48,905
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| 1920 | 57,669
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| 1930 | 71,051
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| 1940 | 67,574
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| 1950 | 63,004
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| 1960 | 54,464
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| 1970 | 49,409
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| 1980 | 45,965
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| 1990 | 41,875
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
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Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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