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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
Isabella County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 63,351. Its county seat is Mt. Pleasant. The area was known as Ojibiway Besse, meaning "the place of the Chippewa". It was set off as a county in 1831, and county government organized in 1859.[1] It was named after Queen Isabella I of Castile, based on a suggestion by Henry Schoolcraft.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | 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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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Court 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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| 1860 | 1,443
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| 1870 | 4,113
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| 1880 | 12,159
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| 1890 | 18,784
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| 1900 | 22,784
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| 1910 | 23,029
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| 1920 | 22,610
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| 1930 | 21,126
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| 1940 | 25,982
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| 1950 | 28,964
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| 1960 | 35,348
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| 1970 | 44,594
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| 1980 | 54,110
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| 1990 | 54,624
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~miisabel/isabella.html
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