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Name | Georgetown |
Alt names | Georgetown | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Georgetown District | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS45031542 |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 33.45°N 79.35°W |
Located in | South Carolina, United States (1800 - ) |
See also | Horry, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marion, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Georgetown (district), 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
Georgetown County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,404. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county was founded in 1769. It is named for George III of the United Kingdom.
Georgetown County comprises the Georgetown, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC–NC Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1783 | Court 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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1810 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1862 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Probate records recorded | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1790 | 22,122
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1800 | 22,938
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1810 | 15,679
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1820 | 17,603
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1830 | 19,943
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1840 | 18,274
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1850 | 20,647
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1860 | 21,305
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1870 | 16,161
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1880 | 19,613
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1890 | 20,857
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1900 | 22,846
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1910 | 22,270
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1920 | 21,716
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1930 | 21,738
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1940 | 26,352
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1950 | 31,762
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1960 | 34,798
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1970 | 33,500
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1980 | 42,461
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1990 | 46,302
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Georgetown 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.georgetowncountysc.org
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