Place:Laurens, Georgia, United States

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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1807 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1807 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1808 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1808 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1809 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1810 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1810 2,210
1820 5,436
1830 5,589
1840 5,585
1850 6,442
1860 6,998
1870 7,834
1880 10,053
1890 13,747
1900 25,908
1910 35,501
1920 39,605
1930 32,693
1940 33,606
1950 33,123
1960 32,313
1970 32,738
1980 36,990
1990 39,988

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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