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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
Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2010, the population was 1,748,066; making it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale.
It is also the eighteenth most populous county in the United States and one of three counties that comprise the South Florida metropolitan area.
History
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Broward County was created in 1915. It was named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. It was originally intended to be named Everglades County, but then-Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Ion Farris amended the bill that established the county to be named after Broward. In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create Broward County. At its inception, Broward County was considered a leader in agriculture products and services within the State of Florida. The massive post-World War II buildup of the South Florida region transformed the region. It was one of the counties at the center of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election recount controversy. In 2002, it began an aggressive campaign of placing surveillance cameras along highways and traffic lights. Critics contend the cameras violate drivers' due process rights and two separate lawsuits have been filed over their use, one in Aventura filed in February, and one in Temple Terrace near Tampa, filed at the end of July.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1915 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1917 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | 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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| 1920 | 5,135
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| 1930 | 20,094
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| 1940 | 39,794
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| 1950 | 83,933
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| 1960 | 333,946
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| 1970 | 620,100
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| 1980 | 1,018,200
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| 1990 | 1,255,488
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.broward.fl.us/
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