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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
Dorchester County is a county located in U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,540. Its county seat is St. George.
Dorchester County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1897 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1980 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1900 | 16,294
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| 1910 | 17,891
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| 1920 | 19,459
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| 1930 | 18,956
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| 1940 | 19,928
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| 1950 | 22,601
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| 1960 | 24,383
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| 1970 | 32,276
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| 1980 | 58,761
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| 1990 | 83,060
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Dorchester County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.dorchestercounty.net
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