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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
Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1810. As of 2000, the population was 24,053. Its county seat is Leitchfield. The county is named for William Grayson (1740-1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure. It is a prohibition or dry county, though a bill was passed on March 23, 2010 to allow limited alcohol sales in restaurants.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1810 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage 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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| 1896 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Court 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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| 1810 | 2,301
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| 1820 | 4,055
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| 1830 | 3,880
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| 1840 | 4,461
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| 1850 | 6,837
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| 1860 | 7,982
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| 1870 | 11,580
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| 1880 | 15,784
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| 1890 | 18,688
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| 1900 | 19,878
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| 1910 | 19,958
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| 1920 | 19,927
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| 1930 | 17,055
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| 1940 | 17,562
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| 1950 | 17,063
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| 1960 | 15,834
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| 1970 | 16,445
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| 1980 | 20,854
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| 1990 | 21,050
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kygrayson3.htm
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