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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
Eagle County is the fourteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county is named for the Eagle River. The county population was 52,197 at 2010 census. The county seat is the Town of Eagle. The Edwards Micropolitan Statistical Area comprises Eagle County and Lake County.
History
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Eagle County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883, from portions of Summit County. It was named after the Eagle River, which runs through the county. The county seat was originally set in Red Cliff, Colorado, but was moved to the town of Eagle in 1921.
Timeline
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| 1879 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1894 | 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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| 1890 | 3,725
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| 1900 | 3,008
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| 1910 | 2,985
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| 1920 | 3,385
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| 1930 | 3,924
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| 1940 | 5,361
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| 1950 | 4,488
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| 1960 | 4,677
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| 1970 | 7,498
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| 1980 | 13,320
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| 1990 | 21,928
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