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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
Cole County is a county located in Central Missouri in the United States to the south of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 75,990. Its county seat is Jefferson City. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named after pioneer Captain Stephen Cole, who came from Virginia in 1807 and died in 1822.
Cole County is the central hub of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1834 | Probate 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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| 1883 | 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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| 1830 | 3,023
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| 1840 | 9,286
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| 1850 | 6,696
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| 1860 | 9,697
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| 1870 | 10,292
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| 1880 | 15,515
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| 1890 | 17,281
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| 1900 | 20,578
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| 1910 | 21,957
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| 1920 | 24,680
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| 1930 | 30,848
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| 1940 | 34,912
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| 1950 | 35,464
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| 1960 | 40,761
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| 1970 | 46,228
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| 1980 | 56,663
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| 1990 | 63,579
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mocole/
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