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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,327. The county seat is Shoals at the center of the county, and the county's only incorporated city is Loogootee, on the county's western border.[1]
History
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The Indiana Territory achieved statehood near the end of 1816. Shortly thereafter, the new State legislature created Dubois (December 1817) and Daviess (February 1818) counties. Due to the inflow of settlers into southwest Indiana, and the difficulty of accessing the county seats of those counties, Martin County was partitioned off from parts of those counties, being authorized on 20 January 1820. It was named for Maj. John T. Martin of Newport, Kentucky.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1820 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1882 | 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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1820 | 1,032
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1830 | 2,010
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1840 | 3,875
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1850 | 5,941
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1860 | 8,975
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1870 | 11,103
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1880 | 13,475
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1890 | 13,973
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1900 | 14,711
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1910 | 12,950
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1920 | 11,865
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1930 | 10,103
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1940 | 10,300
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1950 | 10,678
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1960 | 10,608
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1970 | 10,969
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1980 | 11,001
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1990 | 10,369
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Martin County, Indiana, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inmartin
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