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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
Ionia County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,905. The county seat is Ionia. The Ionia County Courthouse was built by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | 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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| 1836 | Land 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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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 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 | 1,923
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| 1850 | 7,597
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| 1860 | 16,682
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| 1870 | 27,681
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| 1880 | 33,872
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| 1890 | 32,801
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| 1900 | 34,329
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| 1910 | 33,550
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| 1920 | 33,087
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| 1930 | 35,093
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| 1940 | 35,710
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| 1950 | 38,158
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| 1960 | 43,132
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| 1970 | 45,848
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| 1980 | 51,815
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| 1990 | 57,024
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Research Tips
The present extent of Ionia County was historically divided into 16 land survey townships in a grid 4 (east-west) by 4 (north-south).
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~miionia
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