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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
Des Moines County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 40,325 in the 2010 census, a decline from 42,351 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Burlington. The county is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Iowa's two original counties along with Dubuque County; both were organized by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1834.
Des Moines County should not be confused with the city of Des Moines, which is the capital of Iowa. Des Moines County sits on Iowa's eastern border alongside the Mississippi River. The city of Des Moines is in Polk County in south-central Iowa.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1834 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land 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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| 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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| 1840 | 5,577
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| 1850 | 12,988
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| 1860 | 19,611
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| 1870 | 27,256
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| 1880 | 33,099
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| 1890 | 35,324
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| 1900 | 35,989
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| 1910 | 36,145
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| 1920 | 35,520
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| 1930 | 38,162
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| 1940 | 36,804
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| 1950 | 42,056
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| 1960 | 44,605
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| 1970 | 46,982
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| 1980 | 46,203
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| 1990 | 42,614
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iadesmoi/
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