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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
Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.
It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 82,782. Its county seat is Athens.
History
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Limestone County was established by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818.[1] On November 27, 1821, the Alabama State legislature passed an Act that altered the boundary of Limestone County include the area east of the mouth of the Elk River with the Tennessee River. At the time, that area was a part of Lauderdale County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Probate 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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| 1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 9,871
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| 1830 | 14,807
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| 1840 | 14,374
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| 1850 | 16,483
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| 1860 | 15,306
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| 1870 | 15,017
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| 1880 | 21,600
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| 1890 | 21,201
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| 1900 | 22,387
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| 1910 | 26,880
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| 1920 | 31,341
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| 1930 | 36,629
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| 1940 | 35,642
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| 1950 | 35,766
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| 1960 | 36,513
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| 1970 | 41,699
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| 1980 | 46,005
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| 1990 | 54,135
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