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1785 - Chester County is created within the "overarching" judicial district of Camden in South Carolina.
In 1800, Camden District is abolished and Chester County becomes known as Chester District.
In 1868, the term "district" is abolished and Chester District becomes known as Chester County again.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1785 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1787 | 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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1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1915 | 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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1790 | 6,866
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1800 | 8,185
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1810 | 11,479
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1820 | 14,189
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1830 | 17,182
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1840 | 17,747
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1850 | 18,038
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1860 | 18,122
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1870 | 18,805
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1880 | 24,153
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1890 | 26,660
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1900 | 28,616
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1910 | 29,425
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1920 | 33,389
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1930 | 31,803
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1940 | 32,579
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1950 | 32,597
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1960 | 30,888
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1970 | 29,811
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1980 | 30,148
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1990 | 32,170
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Modern Chester
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,294. Its county seat is Chester.
Chester County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Research Tips
- THE CHESTER DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. O. Box 336, Richburg, South Carolina 29729. Since 1978, the society has publishes THE BULLETIN quarterly in March, June, September and December. The society serves Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union and York Counties. The society has a number of publications available.
- Outstanding guide to Chester County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.chestercountysc.com
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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