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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
Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. It is named in honor of Reuben Kemper.
The county is part of the Meridian, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Long-time United States Senator John C. Stennis (1947–1989) was born in Kemper County. East Mississippi Community College is located in the town of Scooba, at the junction of US 45 and Mississippi Highway 16.
Another Kemper County native was the legendary Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | County formed | 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | Marriage 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 | 7,663
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| 1850 | 12,517
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| 1860 | 11,682
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| 1870 | 12,920
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| 1880 | 15,719
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| 1890 | 17,961
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| 1900 | 20,492
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| 1910 | 20,348
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| 1920 | 19,619
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| 1930 | 21,881
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| 1940 | 21,867
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| 1950 | 15,893
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| 1960 | 12,277
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| 1970 | 10,233
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| 1980 | 10,148
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| 1990 | 10,356
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mskemper/
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