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Name | Jefferson |
Alt names | Jefferson | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 34.233°N 91.9°W |
Located in | Arkansas, United States (1829 - ) |
See also | Arkansas, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cleveland, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dallas, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Grant, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pulaski, Arkansas, United States | Parent 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
Jefferson County, Arkansas is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas in the area known as the Arkansas Delta, that extends west of the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,435. Its county seat and largest city is Pine Bluff. Jefferson County is Arkansas's 21st county, formed on November 2, 1829, from portions of Arkansas and Pulaski counties, and named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. Jefferson County is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is bisected by the Arkansas River, which was critical to its development and long the chief transportation byway.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1829 | Probate records recorded | 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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1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | 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 | 772
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1840 | 2,566
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1850 | 5,834
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1860 | 14,971
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1870 | 15,733
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1880 | 22,386
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1890 | 40,881
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1900 | 40,972
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1910 | 52,734
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1920 | 60,330
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1930 | 64,154
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1940 | 65,101
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1950 | 76,075
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1960 | 81,373
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1970 | 85,329
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1980 | 90,718
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1990 | 85,487
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
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