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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, founded in 1803, and named in honor of Christopher Greenup, is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 36,891. Its county seat is Greenup. The county is named in honor of Christopher Greenup.
Greenup County is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Greenup County was formed by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803 from Mason County which covered the majority of eastern Kentucky at the time.
Notable natives
Greenup County natives of note include:
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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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kygreen2/
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