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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
Clinton County is a county located in Northwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 20,743. Its county seat is Plattsburg. The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. The county seat of Plattsburg derives it name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.
Clinton County is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Court 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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| 1847 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1863 | 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 | 2,724
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| 1850 | 3,786
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| 1860 | 7,848
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| 1870 | 14,063
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| 1880 | 16,073
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| 1890 | 17,138
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| 1900 | 17,363
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| 1910 | 15,297
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| 1920 | 14,461
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| 1930 | 13,505
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| 1940 | 13,261
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| 1950 | 11,726
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| 1960 | 11,588
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| 1970 | 12,462
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| 1980 | 15,916
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| 1990 | 16,595
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~moclinto/
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