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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
Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,781. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized on December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.
Marion County is part of the Hannibal, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1826 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1883 | 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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1830 | 4,837
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1840 | 9,623
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1850 | 12,230
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1860 | 18,838
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1870 | 23,780
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1880 | 24,837
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1890 | 26,233
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1900 | 26,331
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1910 | 30,572
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1920 | 30,226
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1930 | 33,493
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1940 | 31,576
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1950 | 29,765
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1960 | 29,522
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1970 | 28,121
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1980 | 28,638
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1990 | 27,682
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~momarion/
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