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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
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 569,891. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 607,413. Its county seat is Nashville6.
In 1963, the City of Nashville and the Davidson County government merged, so the county government is now known as the "Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County", or "Metro Nashville" for short.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1783 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1783 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1784 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1784 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1789 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | 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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| 1790 | 3,459
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| 1800 | 9,965
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| 1810 | 15,608
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| 1820 | 20,154
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| 1830 | 28,122
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| 1840 | 30,509
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| 1850 | 38,882
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| 1860 | 47,055
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| 1870 | 62,897
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| 1880 | 79,026
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| 1890 | 108,174
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| 1900 | 122,815
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| 1910 | 149,478
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| 1920 | 167,815
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| 1930 | 222,854
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| 1940 | 257,267
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| 1950 | 321,758
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| 1960 | 399,743
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| 1970 | 448,003
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| 1980 | 477,811
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| 1990 | 510,784
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