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| Name | Douglas |
| Alt names | DG | source: Wikipedia | | Douglas | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Douglass County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS20014514 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.867°N 95.233°W |
| Located in | Kansas, United States (1855 - ) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Douglas County (county code DG) is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence, and the entire county is included in the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1863 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1885 | 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 | 8,637
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| 1870 | 20,592
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| 1880 | 21,700
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| 1890 | 23,961
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| 1900 | 25,096
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| 1910 | 24,724
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| 1920 | 23,998
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| 1930 | 25,143
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| 1940 | 25,171
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| 1950 | 34,086
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| 1960 | 43,720
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| 1970 | 57,932
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| 1980 | 67,640
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| 1990 | 81,798
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Research Tips
External links
www.douglas-county.com/
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