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Name | Greenup |
Alt names | Greenup | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.517°N 82.95°W |
Located in | Kentucky, United States (1804 - ) |
See also | Boyd, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Carter, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mason, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Greenup County is a county located along the Ohio River in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,962. The county was founded in 1803 and named in honor of Christopher Greenup. Its county seat is Greenup.
Greenup County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Located with its northern border formed by the Ohio River, Greenup County was organized by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803, from Mason County, which included the majority of eastern Kentucky at the time.
Three courthouses have served Greenup County. The first courthouse, built of logs, was replaced by a brick structure in 1811.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1803 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1807 | Court records recorded | 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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1811 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1822 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 2,369
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1820 | 4,311
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1830 | 5,852
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1840 | 6,297
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1850 | 9,654
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1860 | 8,760
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1870 | 11,463
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1880 | 13,371
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1890 | 11,911
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1900 | 15,432
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1910 | 18,475
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1920 | 20,062
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1930 | 24,554
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1940 | 24,917
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1950 | 24,887
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1960 | 29,238
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1970 | 33,192
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1980 | 39,132
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1990 | 36,742
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Greenup County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kygreen2/
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