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| Name | Lewis |
| Alt names | Lewis | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.967°N 80.517°W |
| Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
| Also located in | Virginia, United States (1816 - 1863) |
| See also | Barbour, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Braxton, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Doddridge, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gilmer, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Harrison, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Randolph, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ritchie, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Upshur, West Virginia, 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
Lewis County, founded in 1816, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,372. [1] Its county seat is Weston.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1816 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1816 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1817 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1817 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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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| 1820 | 4,247
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| 1830 | 6,241
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| 1840 | 8,151
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| 1850 | 10,031
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| 1860 | 7,999
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| 1870 | 10,175
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| 1880 | 13,269
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| 1890 | 15,895
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| 1900 | 16,980
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| 1910 | 18,281
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| 1920 | 20,455
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| 1930 | 21,794
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| 1940 | 22,271
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| 1950 | 21,074
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| 1960 | 19,711
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| 1970 | 17,847
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| 1980 | 18,813
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| 1990 | 17,223
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Text from Lewis County, Virginia Page
[Lewis County, Virginia was redirected here in conformance to the WeRelate "1900 rule".]
Lewis County, Virginia was established in 1816. It was formed from part of Harrison County, Virginia. It became part of what became the State of West Virginia in 1863.
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