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Name | Knox |
Alt names | Knox | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 36.883°N 83.85°W |
Located in | Kentucky, United States (1800 - ) |
See also | Clay, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Harlan, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Laurel, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Whitley, Kentucky, United States | Child 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
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193. Its county seat is Barbourville. The county is named for General Henry Knox. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky that has not suffered massive population loss. Knox County is included in the London, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1803 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1800 | 1,109
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1810 | 5,875
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1820 | 3,661
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1830 | 4,315
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1840 | 5,722
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1850 | 7,050
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1860 | 7,707
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1870 | 8,294
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1880 | 10,587
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1890 | 13,762
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1900 | 17,372
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1910 | 22,116
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1920 | 24,172
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1930 | 26,266
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1940 | 31,029
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1950 | 30,409
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1960 | 25,258
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1970 | 23,689
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1980 | 30,239
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1990 | 29,676
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Knox County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyknox/
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