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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Macon County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. As of 2000 the population was 24,105. Its county seat is Tuskegee. It was the setting of the 1974 movie, Macon County Line.
History
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Macon County was established on December 18, 1832.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1832 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land 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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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1928 | 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 | 11,247
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| 1850 | 26,898
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| 1860 | 26,802
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| 1870 | 17,727
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| 1880 | 17,371
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| 1890 | 18,439
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| 1900 | 23,126
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| 1910 | 26,049
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| 1920 | 23,561
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| 1930 | 27,103
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| 1940 | 27,654
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| 1950 | 30,561
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| 1960 | 26,717
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| 1970 | 24,841
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| 1980 | 26,829
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| 1990 | 24,928
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