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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 Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 6,786. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 6,704 [1]. Its county seat is Sneedville6.
Timeline
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| 1844 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1879 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1914 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1929 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | Marriage 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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| 1850 | 5,660
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| 1860 | 7,020
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| 1870 | 7,148
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| 1880 | 9,098
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| 1890 | 10,342
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| 1900 | 11,147
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| 1910 | 10,778
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| 1920 | 10,454
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| 1930 | 9,673
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| 1940 | 11,231
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| 1950 | 9,116
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| 1960 | 7,757
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| 1970 | 6,719
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| 1980 | 6,887
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| 1990 | 6,739
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