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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
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 14,583. Its county seat is Union6. Monroe County was created from Greenbrier County in 1799 and named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
Monroe is the home county of Andrew S. Rowan, of Spanish-American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.
The county was also the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1799 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 4,188
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| 1810 | 5,444
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| 1820 | 6,620
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| 1830 | 7,798
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| 1840 | 8,422
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| 1850 | 10,204
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| 1860 | 10,757
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| 1870 | 11,124
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| 1880 | 11,501
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| 1890 | 12,429
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| 1900 | 13,130
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| 1910 | 13,055
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| 1920 | 13,141
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| 1930 | 11,949
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| 1940 | 13,577
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| 1950 | 13,123
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| 1960 | 11,584
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| 1970 | 11,272
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| 1980 | 12,873
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| 1990 | 12,406
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