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Name | Henderson |
Alt names | Henderson | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 37.783°N 87.567°W |
Located in | Kentucky, United States (1799 - ) |
See also | Daviess, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hopkins, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Union, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Webster, 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
Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The county is located in western Kentucky on the Ohio River across from Evansville, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. Its county seat is Henderson.
The county was formed in 1798 and named for Richard Henderson who purchased of land from the Cherokee Indians, part of which would later make up the county.
Henderson County lies within the West Kentucky Coal Field area. It is also part of the Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1797 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1799 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1799 | 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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1816 | 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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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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1800 | 1,468
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1810 | 4,703
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1820 | 5,714
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1830 | 6,659
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1840 | 9,548
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1850 | 12,171
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1860 | 14,262
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1870 | 18,457
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1880 | 24,515
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1890 | 29,536
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1900 | 32,907
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1910 | 29,352
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1920 | 27,609
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1930 | 26,295
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1940 | 27,020
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1950 | 30,715
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1960 | 33,519
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1970 | 36,031
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1980 | 40,849
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1990 | 43,044
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Henderson County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.go-henderson.com/
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