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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
Butts County is a county located in the northern half of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 24, 1825. As of 2010, the population was 23,655. The 2011 Census Estimate showed a population of 23,504. The county seat is Jackson. The center of population of Georgia is an area in the northeastern portion of the county.
Butts County has one radio station: WJGA FM 92.1 and one local newspaper, the Jackson Progress-Argus.
This county is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | 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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| 1830 | 4,944
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| 1840 | 5,308
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| 1850 | 6,488
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| 1860 | 6,455
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| 1870 | 6,941
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| 1880 | 8,311
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| 1890 | 10,565
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| 1900 | 12,805
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| 1910 | 13,624
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| 1920 | 12,327
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| 1930 | 9,345
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| 1940 | 9,182
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| 1950 | 9,079
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| 1960 | 8,976
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| 1970 | 10,560
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| 1980 | 13,665
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| 1990 | 15,326
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gabutts/
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