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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,434. The county seat is Dublin. The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.Laurens County has the fewest dirt roads in any county in the state of Georgia.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1807 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1808 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1808 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1809 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | 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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1810 | 2,210
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1820 | 5,436
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1830 | 5,589
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1840 | 5,585
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1850 | 6,442
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1860 | 6,998
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1870 | 7,834
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1880 | 10,053
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1890 | 13,747
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1900 | 25,908
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1910 | 35,501
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1920 | 39,605
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1930 | 32,693
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1940 | 33,606
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1950 | 33,123
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1960 | 32,313
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1970 | 32,738
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1980 | 36,990
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1990 | 39,988
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Note: Laurens County's 1880-1900 census boundaries were the same as those of 1920-90.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Laurens County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~galauren/
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