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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
Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area and bordered on the north by the Yazoo River, which marks the southern edge of the Mississippi Delta. In the nineteenth century, it was developed for cotton plantations. Hinds County is named for General Thomas Hinds, a hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.
As of 2010, the population was 245,285. Its county seats are Jackson and Raymond.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Probate 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1854 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | 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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| 1830 | 8,645
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| 1840 | 19,098
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| 1850 | 25,340
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| 1860 | 31,339
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| 1870 | 30,488
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| 1880 | 43,958
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| 1890 | 39,279
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| 1900 | 52,577
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| 1910 | 63,726
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| 1920 | 57,110
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| 1930 | 85,118
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| 1940 | 107,273
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| 1950 | 142,164
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| 1960 | 187,045
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| 1970 | 214,973
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| 1980 | 250,998
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| 1990 | 254,441
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/index.asp
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