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Name | Boone |
Alt names | Boone | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.017°N 81.7°W |
Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
Also located in | Virginia, United States (1847 - 1863) |
See also | Cabell, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Logan, West Virginia, United States | Parent 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
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,809. Its county seat is Madison. Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leading industries and chief agricultural products in Boone County include coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco, and strawberries.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1847 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1847 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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1865 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1865 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1865 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1865 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1850 | 3,237
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1860 | 4,840
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1870 | 4,553
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1880 | 5,824
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1890 | 6,885
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1900 | 8,194
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1910 | 10,331
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1920 | 15,319
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1930 | 24,586
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1940 | 28,556
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1950 | 33,173
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1960 | 28,764
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1970 | 25,118
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1980 | 30,447
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1990 | 25,870
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Text from Boone County, Virginia Page
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Boone County, Virginia was established in 1847, from portions of Kanawha, Cabell and Logan Counties. It became part of West Virginia when it achieved statehood in 1863.
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