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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
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the southern part of East Tennessee on the border with Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 366,207, making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Chattanooga, located along the Tennessee River. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Hamilton County is one of 95 counties within Tennessee. Hamilton County is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was created on October 25, 1819. Hamilton County expanded to meet the state line with Georgia after absorbing parts of three different counties including Bledsoe, Marion, and Rhea. Part of the traditional Cherokee homeland, the county was created after the Cherokee signed a treaty in 1817 with the United States and ceded land north of the Hiwassee River. In the 21st century, Hamilton County is the eighth-highest income Tennessee location by per capita income ($26,588).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1796 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1857 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | 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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| 1820 | 821
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| 1830 | 2,276
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| 1840 | 8,175
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| 1850 | 10,075
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| 1860 | 13,258
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| 1870 | 17,241
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| 1880 | 23,642
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| 1890 | 53,482
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| 1900 | 61,695
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| 1910 | 89,267
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| 1920 | 115,954
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| 1930 | 159,497
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| 1940 | 180,478
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| 1950 | 208,255
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| 1960 | 237,905
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| 1970 | 254,236
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| 1980 | 287,740
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| 1990 | 285,536
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Note: Hamilton County's 1840-70 census boundaries were essentially the same as those of 1920-90.
Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Hamilton 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.
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