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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
Breckinridge County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. The population was 20,059 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Hardinsburg, Kentucky. The county is named for John Breckinridge (1760–1806), an Kentucky Attorney General, state legislator, United States Senator, and United States Attorney General. Breckinridge is a prohibition or dry county, although on March 30, 2010, a referendum passed making Hardinsburg "moist".
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Marriage 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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| 1800 | 807
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| 1810 | 3,430
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| 1820 | 7,485
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| 1830 | 7,345
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| 1840 | 8,944
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| 1850 | 10,593
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| 1860 | 13,236
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| 1870 | 13,440
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| 1880 | 17,486
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| 1890 | 18,976
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| 1900 | 20,534
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| 1910 | 21,034
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| 1920 | 19,652
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| 1930 | 17,368
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| 1940 | 17,744
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| 1950 | 15,528
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| 1960 | 14,734
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| 1970 | 14,789
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| 1980 | 16,861
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| 1990 | 16,312
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Research Tips
External links
www.geocities.com/dabugman.geo/breck.html
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