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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Coosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name derives from a town of the Creek tribe. As of the 2010 census the population was 11,539, but since that time it has lost the most population by percentage of any Alabama county. Its county seat is Rockford.
Coosa is part of the Alexander City micropolitan area.
History
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It was established on December 18, 1832.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1832 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Probate 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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| 1870 | 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 | 6,995
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| 1850 | 14,543
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| 1860 | 19,273
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| 1870 | 11,945
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| 1880 | 15,113
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| 1890 | 15,906
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| 1900 | 16,144
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| 1910 | 16,634
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| 1920 | 14,839
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| 1930 | 12,460
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| 1940 | 13,460
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| 1950 | 11,766
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| 1960 | 10,726
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| 1970 | 10,662
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| 1980 | 11,377
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| 1990 | 11,063
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