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| Name | Delaware |
| Alt names | Delaware | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 40.183°N 85.383°W |
| Located in | Indiana, United States (1827 - ) |
| See also | Allen, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bartholomew, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Blackford, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Boone, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Carroll, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clinton, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Decatur, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Grant, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hamilton, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hancock, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hendricks, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Henry, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Johnson, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marion, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Rush, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Shelby, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wells, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 117,671. The county seat is Muncie. It is part of the Muncie, IN, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Delaware County was formed in 1827. It was named for the Delaware, a Native American people who then still inhabited the area. The Delaware were moved to new lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1840s. The county was once home to The Prophet, a brother of Tecumseh who instigated a major Indian uprising in 1811. David Conner was the first white settler, arriving in the early 1810s.
Following the American Civil War the county experienced an economic boom caused by the discovery of natural gas, which spurred rapid industrial growth in the surrounding area.
The first discovery of natural gas in Indiana occurred in 1876 in the town of Eaton. A company was drilling in search of coal, and when they had reaching a depth of six-hundred feet, there was a loud noise and foul smelling fumes began coming from the well. After a brief investigation, it was decided they had breached the ceiling of Hell, and the hole was quickly filled in. In 1884, when natural gas was discovered in nearby Ohio, people recalled the incident. They returned to the spot and opened Indiana's first natural gas well. The gas was so abundant and strong that when the well was lit, the flames could be see from Muncie.
Timeline
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1827 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1829 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1882 | 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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| 1820 | 3,677
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| 1830 | 2,374
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| 1840 | 8,843
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| 1850 | 10,843
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| 1860 | 15,753
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| 1870 | 19,030
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| 1880 | 22,926
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| 1890 | 30,131
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| 1900 | 49,624
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| 1910 | 51,414
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| 1920 | 56,377
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| 1930 | 67,270
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| 1940 | 74,963
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| 1950 | 90,252
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| 1960 | 110,938
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| 1970 | 129,219
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| 1980 | 128,587
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| 1990 | 119,659
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~indelawa
Step Back In Time to Delaware County, a RootsWeb-hosted page with a Delaware County gazetteer and links.
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