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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
Coles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 53,196. Its county seat is Charleston, Illinois6.
Coles county was organized in 1831 out of Clark and Edgar Counties It was named after Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois from 1822 to 1826.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | 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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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | 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 | 9,616
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| 1850 | 9,335
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| 1860 | 14,203
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| 1870 | 25,235
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| 1880 | 27,042
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| 1890 | 30,093
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| 1900 | 34,146
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| 1910 | 34,517
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| 1920 | 35,108
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| 1930 | 37,315
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| 1940 | 38,470
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| 1950 | 40,328
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| 1960 | 42,860
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| 1970 | 47,815
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| 1980 | 52,260
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| 1990 | 51,644
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ilcoles/coles.htm
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