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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Linn County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,610. The county seat is Albany. The county is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country. Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons.
History
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On December 28, 1847 the Provisional Legislature created Linn County from the southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County. The boundaries were altered in 1851 and 1854 with the creation of Lane and Wasco Counties. The county seat was originally located in Calapooia (later known as Brownsville), but in 1851 the Territorial Legislature passed an act establishing Albany as the county seat. A special election in 1856 reaffirmed Albany as the county seat.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1847 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Court 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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| 1903 | 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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| 1850 | 994
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| 1860 | 6,772
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| 1870 | 8,717
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| 1880 | 12,676
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| 1890 | 16,265
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| 1900 | 18,603
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| 1910 | 22,662
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| 1920 | 24,550
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| 1930 | 24,700
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| 1940 | 30,485
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| 1950 | 54,317
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| 1960 | 58,867
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| 1970 | 71,914
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| 1980 | 89,495
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| 1990 | 91,227
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.linn.or.us/
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