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Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,642. Its county seat is Virginia. It is the home of the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area.
History
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Cass County was formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. It was named for Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860. Cass was serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War just before the County was named.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1826 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1878 | 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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1840 | 2,981
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1850 | 7,253
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1860 | 11,325
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1870 | 11,580
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1880 | 14,493
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1890 | 15,963
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1900 | 17,222
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1910 | 17,372
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1920 | 17,896
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1930 | 16,537
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1940 | 16,425
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1950 | 15,097
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1960 | 14,539
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1970 | 14,219
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1980 | 15,084
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1990 | 13,437
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cass County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- Outstanding guide to Cass County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- Cass County ILGenWeb
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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