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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96,016, Its county seat is Lancaster, which has an urban population of 23,979. The county was created in 1785.
Lancaster County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Piedmont region.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1762 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1980 | 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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1790 | 6,302
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1800 | 6,012
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1810 | 6,318
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1820 | 8,716
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1830 | 10,361
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1840 | 9,907
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1850 | 10,988
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1860 | 11,797
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1870 | 12,087
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1880 | 16,903
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1890 | 20,761
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1900 | 24,311
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1910 | 26,650
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1920 | 28,628
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1930 | 27,980
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1940 | 33,542
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1950 | 37,071
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1960 | 39,352
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1970 | 43,328
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1980 | 53,361
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1990 | 54,516
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Lancaster County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.lancastercountysc.net
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