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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
Charlotte County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. The county was formed in 1764 from Lunenburg County, and it is named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England. Its county seat is Charlotte Court House, and, as of the 2000 census, the population was 12,472. Charlotte is a semi-dry county, meaning restaurants may not serve liquor by the drink but beer and wine can be sold by grocery and convenience stores.
The county's high school is Randolph-Henry High School, built in 1939 and named for John Randolph and Patrick Henry, who both lived in the county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1763 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1765 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1765 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1765 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1765 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 10,078
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| 1800 | 11,912
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| 1810 | 13,161
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| 1820 | 13,290
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| 1830 | 15,252
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| 1840 | 14,595
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| 1850 | 13,955
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| 1860 | 14,471
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| 1870 | 14,513
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| 1880 | 16,653
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| 1890 | 15,077
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| 1900 | 15,343
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| 1910 | 15,785
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| 1920 | 17,540
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| 1930 | 16,061
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| 1940 | 15,861
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| 1950 | 14,057
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| 1960 | 13,368
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| 1970 | 11,551
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| 1980 | 12,266
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| 1990 | 11,688
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