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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
Effingham County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,250. The seat is Springfield.
Effingham County is included in the Savannah metropolitan area.
In 2008, Effingham County was ranked as the sixth-fastest-growing midsize county in the nation from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The county had a 35.1% growth rate over that period.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | 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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| 1791 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1791 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1796 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1927 | 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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| 1790 | 2,424
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| 1800 | 2,072
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| 1810 | 2,586
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| 1820 | 3,018
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| 1830 | 2,924
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| 1840 | 3,075
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| 1850 | 3,864
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| 1860 | 4,755
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| 1870 | 4,214
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| 1880 | 5,979
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| 1890 | 5,599
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| 1900 | 8,334
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| 1910 | 9,971
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| 1920 | 9,985
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| 1930 | 10,164
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| 1940 | 9,646
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| 1950 | 9,133
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| 1960 | 10,144
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| 1970 | 13,632
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| 1980 | 18,327
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| 1990 | 25,687
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Effingham County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gaeffing/
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