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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
Crittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.It was formed in 1842. As of 2010, the population was 9,315. Its county seat is Marion. The county is named for John J. Crittenden who was Governor of Kentucky 1848-1850. Generally pro-Confederate during the American Civil War, both armies passed through the county repeatedly and several skirmishes took place. The county court house was burned by guerrillas in 1865, during the last months of the war. It is a prohibition or dry county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1852 | 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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| 1850 | 6,351
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| 1860 | 8,796
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| 1870 | 9,381
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| 1880 | 11,688
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| 1890 | 13,119
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| 1900 | 15,191
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| 1910 | 13,296
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| 1920 | 13,125
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| 1930 | 11,931
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| 1940 | 12,115
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| 1950 | 10,818
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| 1960 | 8,648
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| 1970 | 8,493
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| 1980 | 9,207
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| 1990 | 9,196
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Research Tips
External links
http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/crittenden.html
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