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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
Bon Homme County (pronounced BAHN'-uhm) is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population is 7,070. Its county seat is Tyndall.
Bon Homme County is the point of origin for the Siberian alien, Salsola kali, a type of tumbleweed, first reported here in 1877, probably introduced in a shipment of flax seed from Ukraine.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1862 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1874 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Probate 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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| 1870 | 608
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| 1880 | 5,468
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| 1890 | 9,057
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| 1900 | 10,379
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| 1910 | 11,061
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| 1920 | 11,940
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| 1930 | 11,737
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| 1940 | 10,241
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| 1950 | 9,440
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| 1960 | 9,229
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| 1970 | 8,577
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| 1980 | 8,059
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| 1990 | 7,089
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~sdbonhom/
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