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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
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 230,041, which is an increase of 1.1% from 227,511 in 2000. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
Lake County is part of the Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | 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 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1853 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Birth 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 | 13,719
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| 1850 | 14,654
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| 1860 | 15,576
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| 1870 | 15,935
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| 1880 | 16,326
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| 1890 | 18,235
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| 1900 | 21,680
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| 1910 | 22,927
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| 1920 | 28,667
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| 1930 | 41,674
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| 1940 | 50,020
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| 1950 | 75,979
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| 1960 | 148,700
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| 1970 | 197,200
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| 1980 | 212,801
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| 1990 | 215,499
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ohlake/
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