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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
http://www.iowadot.gov/maps//msp/pdf/Dickinson.pdf
Dickinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 16,667 in the 2010 census, an increase from 16,424 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Spirit Lake. The county was organized in 1857 and is named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson, a U.S. Senator for New York.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | 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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| 1861 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1861 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Marriage 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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| 1860 | 180
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| 1870 | 1,389
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| 1880 | 1,901
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| 1890 | 4,328
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| 1900 | 7,995
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| 1910 | 8,137
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| 1920 | 10,241
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| 1930 | 10,982
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| 1940 | 12,185
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| 1950 | 12,756
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| 1960 | 12,574
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| 1970 | 12,565
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| 1980 | 15,629
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| 1990 | 14,909
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iadickin/
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