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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
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1829. As of 2000, the population was 8,392. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Hawesville. The county is named for John Hancock. Hancock is a prohibition or dry county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1829 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1829 | Marriage 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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| 1834 | Court 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 1,515
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| 1840 | 2,581
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| 1850 | 3,853
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| 1860 | 6,213
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| 1870 | 6,591
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| 1880 | 8,563
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| 1890 | 9,214
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| 1900 | 8,914
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| 1910 | 8,512
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| 1920 | 6,945
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| 1930 | 6,147
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| 1940 | 6,807
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| 1950 | 6,009
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| 1960 | 5,330
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| 1970 | 7,080
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| 1980 | 7,742
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| 1990 | 7,864
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyhancoc/
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