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| Name | Linn |
| Alt names | Linn | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 39.867°N 93.117°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1837 - ) |
| See also | Chariton, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dodge, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mercer, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Putnam, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sullivan, Missouri, 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
Linn County is a county located in North Central Missouri. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 12,761. Its county seat is Linneus. The county was organized January 6, 1837 and named for U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.
Linn County should not be confused with the city of Linn, which is located in Osage County east of Jefferson City approximately 100 miles southeast of Linn County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1822 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | 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 | Probate 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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| 1857 | 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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| 1840 | 2,245
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| 1850 | 4,058
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| 1860 | 9,112
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| 1870 | 15,900
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| 1880 | 20,016
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| 1890 | 24,121
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| 1900 | 25,503
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| 1910 | 25,253
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| 1920 | 24,778
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| 1930 | 23,339
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| 1940 | 21,416
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| 1950 | 18,865
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| 1960 | 16,815
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| 1970 | 15,125
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| 1980 | 15,495
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| 1990 | 13,885
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~molinn/
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