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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
Campbell County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 39,854. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 40,686 [1]. Its county seat is Jacksboro6. Campbell County was named in honor of Colonel Arthur Campbell (1743-1811). Colonel Campbell was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and an officer during the Revolutionary War.
It is included in the La Follette, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1806 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1813 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Marriage 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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| 1914 | Birth 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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| 1810 | 2,668
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| 1820 | 4,244
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| 1830 | 5,110
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| 1840 | 6,149
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| 1850 | 6,068
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| 1860 | 6,712
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| 1870 | 7,445
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| 1880 | 10,005
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| 1890 | 13,486
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| 1900 | 17,317
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| 1910 | 27,387
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| 1920 | 28,265
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| 1930 | 26,827
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| 1940 | 31,131
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| 1950 | 34,369
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| 1960 | 27,936
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| 1970 | 26,045
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| 1980 | 34,923
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| 1990 | 35,079
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