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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
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. The center of population of Minnesota is located in Hennepin County, in the city of Rogers.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1848 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1870 | 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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| 1860 | 12,849
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| 1870 | 31,566
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| 1880 | 67,013
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| 1890 | 185,294
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| 1900 | 228,340
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| 1910 | 333,480
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| 1920 | 415,419
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| 1930 | 517,785
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| 1940 | 568,899
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| 1950 | 676,579
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| 1960 | 842,854
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| 1970 | 960,080
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| 1980 | 941,411
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| 1990 | 1,032,431
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep
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