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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Greene County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,686. Its county seat is Waynesburg. Greene County was created on February 9, 1796, from part of Washington County and named for General Nathanael Greene.
Greene County is part of the Pittsburgh media market. It is in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania that was claimed by Virginia, the District of West Augusta.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1800 | 8,605
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1810 | 12,544
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1820 | 15,554
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1830 | 18,028
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1840 | 19,147
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1850 | 22,136
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1860 | 24,343
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1870 | 25,887
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1880 | 28,273
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1890 | 28,935
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1900 | 28,281
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1910 | 28,882
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1920 | 30,804
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1930 | 41,767
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1940 | 44,671
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1950 | 45,394
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1960 | 39,424
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1970 | 36,090
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1980 | 40,476
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1990 | 39,550
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Greene 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.
- http://county.greenepa.net/
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