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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
Greene County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1930. As of 2010, the population was 33,165. The county seat is Bloomfield.
Greene County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Greene County was formed in 1821. It was named for Gen. Nathanael Greene, who commanded the southern theater in the Revolutionary War, eventually forcing the British army under Charles Cornwallis to retreat to Yorktown. There it was forced to surrender, ensuring American independence.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1822 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | 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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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1885 | 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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| 1830 | 4,242
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| 1840 | 8,321
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| 1850 | 12,313
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| 1860 | 16,041
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| 1870 | 19,514
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| 1880 | 22,996
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| 1890 | 24,379
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| 1900 | 28,530
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| 1910 | 36,873
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| 1920 | 36,770
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| 1930 | 31,481
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| 1940 | 31,330
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| 1950 | 27,886
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| 1960 | 26,327
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| 1970 | 26,894
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| 1980 | 30,416
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| 1990 | 30,410
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ingreene/greenegw.htm
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