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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
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 18,418. The county seat is Newport. Jackson County is Arkansas's 23rd county, formed on November 5, 1829 and named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, who was president by the time Arkansas was admitted to the union.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Probate 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 333
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| 1840 | 1,540
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| 1850 | 3,086
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| 1860 | 10,493
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| 1870 | 7,268
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| 1880 | 10,877
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| 1890 | 15,179
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| 1900 | 18,383
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| 1910 | 23,501
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| 1920 | 25,446
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| 1930 | 27,943
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| 1940 | 26,427
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| 1950 | 25,912
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| 1960 | 22,843
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| 1970 | 20,452
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| 1980 | 21,646
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| 1990 | 18,944
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