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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
Huron County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,079 with an estimate of 32,236 in 2009. The county seat is Bad Axe. Huron County is located at the northern tip of the Thumb, which in turn is a sub region of the Flint/Tri-Cities. It is surrounded on three sides by water – Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron and has over of shoreline, from White Rock on Lake Huron to Sebewaing on the Saginaw Bay. Huron County's most important industry is agriculture, as with most of the other Thumb counties. Huron County enjoys seasonal tourism from large cities such as Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw. It is the home of Exelon Wind's Harvest 1 Wind Project.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1861 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | 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 | 210
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| 1860 | 3,165
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| 1870 | 9,049
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| 1880 | 20,089
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| 1890 | 28,545
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| 1900 | 34,162
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| 1910 | 34,758
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| 1920 | 32,786
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| 1930 | 31,132
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| 1940 | 32,584
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| 1950 | 33,149
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| 1960 | 34,006
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| 1970 | 34,083
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| 1980 | 36,459
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| 1990 | 34,951
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mihuron/
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