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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
Ingham County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census recorded its population at 280,895. The county seat is Mason. Lansing, the state capital of Michigan, is located within the county, and is the only state capital in the nation that is not also a county seat. The county is home to Michigan State University, Lansing Community College, and the Class A minor league baseball team, the Lansing Lugnuts.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1867 | 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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| 1840 | 2,498
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| 1850 | 8,631
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| 1860 | 17,435
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| 1870 | 25,268
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| 1880 | 33,676
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| 1890 | 37,666
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| 1900 | 39,818
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| 1910 | 53,310
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| 1920 | 81,554
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| 1930 | 116,587
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| 1940 | 130,616
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| 1950 | 172,941
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| 1960 | 211,296
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| 1970 | 261,039
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| 1980 | 275,520
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| 1990 | 281,912
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~miingham
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