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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Kings is a county. In the system of boroughs of New York City, it is the county which is coterminous with the borough of Brooklyn.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 4,495
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| 1800 | 5,740
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| 1810 | 8,303
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| 1820 | 11,187
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| 1830 | 20,535
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| 1840 | 47,613
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| 1850 | 138,882
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| 1860 | 279,122
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| 1870 | 419,921
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| 1880 | 599,495
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| 1890 | 838,547
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| 1900 | 1,166,582
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| 1910 | 1,634,351
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| 1920 | 2,018,356
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| 1930 | 2,560,401
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| 1940 | 2,698,285
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| 1950 | 2,738,175
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| 1960 | 2,627,319
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| 1970 | 2,602,012
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| 1980 | 2,230,936
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| 1990 | 2,300,664
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Note: In 1898 Kings County and Richmond County, while remaining separate counties, became Brooklyn Borough and Richmond Borough, respectively, of New York city; Richmond Borough was renamed Staten Island Borough in 1975.
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Brooklyn family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, naturalizations, wills, deeds, county and town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~nykings/
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