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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 county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 46,133, up from 33,698 in 2000. Its county seat is Gillette.
History
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Campbell County was created on February 21, 1911 with land detached from Crook County and Weston County.
Campbell County was named either for John Allen Campbell, a governor of the Wyoming Territory or for Robert Campbell, an early trapper, who was a fur trader associated with William Henry Ashley.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1885 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | 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 | 5,233
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| 1930 | 6,720
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| 1940 | 6,048
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| 1950 | 4,839
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| 1960 | 5,861
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| 1970 | 12,957
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| 1980 | 24,367
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| 1990 | 29,370
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