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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Meade County, founded December 17, 1823, and named for Captain James M. Meade of the 17th U.S. Infantry Regiment, who was killed in action at the Battle of River Raisin during the War of 1812 , is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 28,602. Its county seat is Brandenburg. Meade County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
All of the county's northern border face the Ohio River.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1824 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | 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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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | 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 | 4,131
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| 1840 | 5,780
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| 1850 | 7,393
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| 1860 | 8,898
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| 1870 | 9,485
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| 1880 | 10,323
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| 1890 | 9,484
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| 1900 | 10,533
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| 1910 | 9,783
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| 1920 | 9,442
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| 1930 | 8,042
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| 1940 | 8,827
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| 1950 | 9,422
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| 1960 | 18,938
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| 1970 | 18,796
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| 1980 | 22,854
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| 1990 | 24,170
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kymeade/
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