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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
Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of July 2007 its population was 100,467 It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and its largest city is Longview. Its name derives from a Cowlitz word meaning "seeker" (in a spiritual sense). It was formed on April 21, 1854.
Timeline
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| 1854 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1891 | 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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| 1860 | 406
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| 1870 | 730
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| 1880 | 2,062
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| 1890 | 5,917
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| 1900 | 7,877
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| 1910 | 12,561
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| 1920 | 11,791
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| 1930 | 31,906
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| 1940 | 40,155
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| 1950 | 53,369
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| 1960 | 57,801
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| 1970 | 68,616
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| 1980 | 79,548
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| 1990 | 82,119
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