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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
Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 262,391. Its county seat and largest town is Lexington.
Lexington County is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Probate 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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| 1839 | Land 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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| 1920 | 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 | 6,641
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| 1820 | 8,083
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| 1830 | 9,065
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| 1840 | 12,111
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| 1850 | 12,930
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| 1860 | 15,579
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| 1870 | 12,988
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| 1880 | 18,564
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| 1890 | 22,181
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| 1900 | 27,264
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| 1910 | 32,040
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| 1920 | 35,676
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| 1930 | 36,494
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| 1940 | 35,994
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| 1950 | 44,279
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| 1960 | 60,726
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| 1970 | 89,012
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| 1980 | 140,353
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| 1990 | 167,611
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Lexington 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.lex-co.com/my_lex.html
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