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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
Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 191,701. The 2005 estimate is 198,903. It is named in honor of Senator Lewis Linn of Missouri. Its county seat is Cedar Rapids,6 and it is one of the three counties that make up the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Birth 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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| 1840 | 1,373
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| 1850 | 5,444
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| 1860 | 18,947
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| 1870 | 31,080
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| 1880 | 37,237
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| 1890 | 45,303
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| 1900 | 55,392
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| 1910 | 60,720
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| 1920 | 74,004
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| 1930 | 82,336
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| 1940 | 89,142
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| 1950 | 104,274
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| 1960 | 136,899
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| 1970 | 163,213
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| 1980 | 169,775
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| 1990 | 168,767
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ialinn/
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