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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
Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici. Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), American surgeon and pharmacist, first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,464. With a per-capita income of $22,599, Long County is #10 on the list of lowest-income counties in the United States.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1920 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1930 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1930 | 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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1930 | 4,180
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1940 | 4,086
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1950 | 3,598
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1960 | 3,874
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1970 | 3,746
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1980 | 4,524
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1990 | 6,202
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Long County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/long.htm
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