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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
Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2000 census the population was 49,129. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark.
History
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Dale County was established on December 22, 1824. It originally included what are now Coffee and Geneva Counties.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1824 | 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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| 1884 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1895 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1895 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1919 | 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 | 2,031
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| 1840 | 7,397
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| 1850 | 6,382
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| 1860 | 12,197
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| 1870 | 11,325
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| 1880 | 12,677
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| 1890 | 17,225
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| 1900 | 21,189
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| 1910 | 21,608
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| 1920 | 22,711
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| 1930 | 23,175
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| 1940 | 22,685
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| 1950 | 20,828
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| 1960 | 31,066
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| 1970 | 52,938
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| 1980 | 47,821
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| 1990 | 49,633
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