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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 Georgia. It was created on December 17, 1793 and was named for John Hancock. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,429. The county seat is Sparta.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1793 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 14,456
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| 1810 | 13,330
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| 1820 | 12,734
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| 1830 | 11,820
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| 1840 | 9,659
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| 1850 | 11,578
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| 1860 | 12,044
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| 1870 | 11,317
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| 1880 | 16,989
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| 1890 | 17,149
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| 1900 | 18,277
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| 1910 | 19,189
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| 1920 | 18,357
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| 1930 | 13,070
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| 1940 | 12,764
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| 1950 | 11,052
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| 1960 | 9,979
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| 1970 | 9,019
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| 1980 | 9,466
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| 1990 | 8,908
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gahancoc/index.html
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