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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
Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its population was 488,073 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Madison, which is also the capital of the state. The U.S. Census Bureau's Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Dane County (as well as neighboring Iowa and Columbia counties). Dane County is made up of more than 60 cities, towns, and villages.
Dane County is the second most populous county in Wisconsin behind Milwaukee County.[1]
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Marriage 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | 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 | 314
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| 1850 | 16,639
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| 1860 | 43,922
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| 1870 | 53,096
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| 1880 | 53,233
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| 1890 | 59,578
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| 1900 | 69,435
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| 1910 | 77,435
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| 1920 | 89,432
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| 1930 | 112,737
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| 1940 | 130,660
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| 1950 | 169,357
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| 1960 | 222,095
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| 1970 | 290,272
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| 1980 | 323,545
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| 1990 | 367,085
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