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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
Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1860. Its are found at the northeastern edge of the state the near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia. The county seat is Catlettsburg. Its largest municipality is the city of Ashland.
The population was 49,542 in the 2010 Census. Boyd County is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | 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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| 1860 | 6,044
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| 1870 | 8,573
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| 1880 | 12,165
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| 1890 | 14,033
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| 1900 | 18,834
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| 1910 | 23,444
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| 1920 | 29,281
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| 1930 | 43,849
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| 1940 | 45,938
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| 1950 | 49,949
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| 1960 | 52,163
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| 1970 | 52,376
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| 1980 | 55,513
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| 1990 | 51,150
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/
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