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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lunenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 13,146. Its county seat is Lunenburg6.
History
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Lunenburg County was established on May 1, 1746 from Brunswick County. The county is named for the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg in Germany, because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1743 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1745 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1745 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1746 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1746 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | 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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| 1790 | 8,959
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| 1800 | 10,381
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| 1810 | 12,265
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| 1820 | 10,662
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| 1830 | 11,957
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| 1840 | 11,055
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| 1850 | 11,692
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| 1860 | 11,983
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| 1870 | 10,403
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| 1880 | 11,535
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| 1890 | 11,372
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| 1900 | 11,705
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| 1910 | 12,780
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| 1920 | 15,260
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| 1930 | 14,058
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| 1940 | 13,844
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| 1950 | 14,116
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| 1960 | 12,523
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| 1970 | 11,687
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| 1980 | 12,124
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| 1990 | 11,419
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