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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
Moore County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 74,769. Its county seat is Carthage6.
History
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The county was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named for Alfred Moore, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 1907 parts of Moore County and Chatham County were combined to form Lee County.
Moore County has many golf resorts in the Southern Pines/Pinehurst area, and has played host to the 1996 and 2001 Women's U.S. Opens as well as the 1999 and 2005 Men's U.S. Opens. The Women's Open will return to Southern Pines in 2007.
As a result of the area's rare combination of prestige and isolation, many celebrities escape to this area from time to time. Among those who frequent or have private homes in the area are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Sean Connery. Past residents of the area include Annie Oakley, Adlai Stevenson, Harvey Firestone, and John D. Rockefeller.
John Edwards, Charles Brady, Shannon Moore, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy were also raised here.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1783 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1784 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1784 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1787 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1851 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1960 | 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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| 1790 | 3,770
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| 1800 | 4,767
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| 1810 | 6,367
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| 1820 | 7,128
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| 1830 | 7,745
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| 1840 | 7,988
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| 1850 | 9,342
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| 1860 | 11,427
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| 1870 | 12,040
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| 1880 | 16,821
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| 1890 | 20,479
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| 1900 | 23,622
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| 1910 | 17,010
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| 1920 | 21,388
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| 1930 | 28,215
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| 1940 | 30,969
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| 1950 | 33,129
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| 1960 | 36,733
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| 1970 | 39,048
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| 1980 | 50,505
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| 1990 | 59,013
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Research Tips
External links
www.moorecountync.gov
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