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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; As of the 2010 census, its population was 229,363.
History
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Montgomery County was established by dividing Monroe County on December 6, 1816 by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature.[1] It is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812. The city of Montgomery, which is the county seat, is named for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1816 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1817 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1908 | 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 | 6,604
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| 1830 | 12,695
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| 1840 | 24,574
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| 1850 | 29,711
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| 1860 | 35,904
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| 1870 | 43,704
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| 1880 | 52,356
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| 1890 | 56,172
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| 1900 | 72,047
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| 1910 | 82,178
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| 1920 | 80,853
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| 1930 | 98,671
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| 1940 | 114,420
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| 1950 | 138,965
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| 1960 | 169,210
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| 1970 | 167,790
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| 1980 | 197,038
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| 1990 | 209,085
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