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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it has a population of 13,886. Its county seat is Carrollton.
A notable archaeological area, the Koster Site, has produced evidence of more than 7,000 years of human habitation. Artifacts from the site are displayed at the Center for American Archeology in Kampsville, Illinois.
History
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Greene County is named in honor of General Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. In 1821, three years after Illinois became a state, Greene County was established, being carved out of what was previously Madison county and St. Clair county before that. Over the course of the next 18 years four more counties were formed out of what was once Greene Country. These include Scott, Morgan, Macoupin and Jersey counties. This left Greene county with approximately 546 square miles of land located in western-central Illinois near the Illinois River, which was an important resource that provided both a means for travel and to ship goods. Like much of southern Illinois the earliest settlers in the county came from Southern states such as North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. By the time of the Civil War, 1860, the population of Greene County had grown to 16,093 and 10% of the adult population had been born in the Northeast, 15% were foreign born, 25% were born in Southern states, and almost 50% had been born in the Midwest. Of the population born in the Midwest many could still trace their roots to the South, with almost 80% of them having a parents born in a Southern state.
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Greene County from its creation in 1821 to 1823, including unorganized territory temporarily attached to it. |
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Greene County between 1823 and 1825 |
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Greene between 1825 and 1829 |
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Greene between 1829 and 1839 |
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Greene in 1839 after the creation of Jersey County reduced Greene to its current size |
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 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Land records recorded | 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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1821 | 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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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
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Census Year | Population
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1830 | 7,674
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1840 | 11,951
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1850 | 12,429
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1860 | 16,093
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1870 | 20,277
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1880 | 23,010
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1890 | 23,791
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1900 | 23,402
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1910 | 22,363
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1920 | 22,883
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1930 | 20,417
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1940 | 20,292
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1950 | 18,852
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1960 | 17,460
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1970 | 17,014
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1980 | 16,661
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1990 | 15,317
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Greene County, Illinois, United States
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, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm
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