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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
Catoosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 5, 1853. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,942. The county seat is Ringgold.
Catoosa County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shawn Mullins' 2010 album Light You Up included a song titled "Catoosa County", a semi-fictional account of the Civil War conflicts that took place in the county.
On April 27, 2011 a devastating tornado touched down in Ringgold and Catoosa County, leaving a path of severe destruction.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1853 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 5,082
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| 1870 | 4,409
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| 1880 | 4,739
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| 1890 | 5,431
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| 1900 | 5,823
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| 1910 | 7,184
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| 1920 | 6,677
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| 1930 | 9,421
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| 1940 | 12,199
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| 1950 | 15,146
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| 1960 | 21,101
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| 1970 | 28,271
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| 1980 | 36,991
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| 1990 | 42,464
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacatoos/
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