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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
Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 46,480. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county was formed on November 1, 1833, and named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east. Mississippi County is part of the First Congressional District in Arkansas which is the poorest Congressional District in the United States.
The Blytheville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Mississippi County.
Jefferson W. Speck, a Mississippi County planter, was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1950 and 1952.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | County formed | 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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| 1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1865 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Probate 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 | 1,410
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| 1850 | 2,368
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| 1860 | 3,895
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| 1870 | 3,633
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| 1880 | 7,332
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| 1890 | 11,635
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| 1900 | 16,384
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| 1910 | 30,468
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| 1920 | 47,320
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| 1930 | 69,289
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| 1940 | 80,217
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| 1950 | 82,375
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| 1960 | 70,174
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| 1970 | 62,060
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| 1980 | 59,517
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| 1990 | 57,525
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