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| Name | Edgefield |
| Alt names | Edgefield | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Edgefield District | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS45031539 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 33.783°N 81.967°W |
| Located in | South Carolina, United States (1800 - ) |
| See also | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | McCormick, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saluda, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ninety-Six, South Carolina, United States | |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Edgefield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,985. Its county seat is Edgefield.
Edgefield County is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1785 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1785 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1786 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1920 | 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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| 1790 | 13,289
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| 1800 | 18,130
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| 1810 | 23,160
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| 1820 | 25,119
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| 1830 | 30,509
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| 1840 | 32,852
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| 1850 | 39,262
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| 1860 | 39,887
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| 1870 | 42,486
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| 1880 | 45,844
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| 1890 | 49,259
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| 1900 | 25,478
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| 1910 | 28,281
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| 1920 | 23,928
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| 1930 | 19,326
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| 1940 | 17,894
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| 1950 | 16,591
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| 1960 | 15,735
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| 1970 | 15,692
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| 1980 | 17,528
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| 1990 | 18,375
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Edgefield 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.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov
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