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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
Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 66,135 in the 2010 census, an increase from 40,750 in the 2000 census.[1][2] Its county seat is Adel. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk. Dallas County is one of the five counties that make up the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | 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 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1851 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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 | 854
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| 1860 | 5,244
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| 1870 | 12,019
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| 1880 | 18,746
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| 1890 | 20,479
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| 1900 | 23,058
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| 1910 | 23,628
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| 1920 | 25,120
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| 1930 | 25,493
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| 1940 | 24,649
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| 1950 | 23,661
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| 1960 | 24,123
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| 1970 | 26,085
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| 1980 | 29,513
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| 1990 | 29,755
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iadallas/
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