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Name | Irwin |
Alt names | Irwin | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 31.6°N 83.3°W |
Located in | Georgia, United States (1818 - ) |
See also | Ben Hill, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Berrien, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Coffee, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crisp, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dougherty, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lowndes, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Thomas, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tift, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Turner, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wilcox, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Worth, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Irwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,538. The county seat is Ocilla. The county was created on December 15, 1818. It was named for Governor Jared Irwin.
In the last years of the American Civil War, Irwin County gained the nickname of the Republic of Irwin due to the Unionism of many of its residents. The location where Jefferson Davis was captured [1] is located in Irwin County near Irwinville.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1820 | 411
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1830 | 1,180
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1840 | 2,038
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1850 | 3,334
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1860 | 1,699
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1870 | 1,837
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1880 | 2,696
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1890 | 6,316
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1900 | 13,645
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1910 | 10,461
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1920 | 12,670
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1930 | 12,199
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1940 | 12,936
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1950 | 11,973
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1960 | 9,211
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1970 | 8,036
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1980 | 8,988
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1990 | 8,649
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Irwin County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.geocities.com/hearland/plains/2604/
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