Place:Morgan, Alabama, United States

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Name
Morgan
Alternate names
Cataco     (Resource:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990, 1820 census)
Cotaco     (Family History Library Catalog)
Cotaco County     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1029565)
Morgan     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
34.45°N 86.85°W
Located in
Alabama, United States     (1818 - )
See also
Cullman, Alabama, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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Apple Grove
Basham
Bell Springs
Bluff City
Briscoe
Brooksville
Cain Landing
Camp Ground
Cave Springs
Cedar Plains
Center Dale
Center Grove
Clemons Crossroad
Cole Spring
Crowtown
Danville
Decatur ( 1800 - )
Echols Crossroads
Eva
Falkville
Flint City
Florette
Griffin Addition
Gum Pond
Gum Spring
Hartselle
Henderson
Hulaco
Johnson Landing
Laceys Spring
Lacon
Lebanon
Lynntown
Massey
Morgan City
Neel
Oak Ridge
Oden Ridge
Peach Grove
Pence
Penn
Priceville
Pumpkin Center
Rocky Point
Ryan Crossroads
Sherwood Estates
Simpson
Six Mile
Six Way
Somerville
Stringer
Sunnyside Landing
Talucah
Thomas Place
Trinity
Turney Crossroads
Union Hill
Union
Valhermoso Springs
Valley View
West Point
Wilhites
Winn Crossroads
Winton
Wolftown
Woodland Mills
Unknown
Rocky Ford
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source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Morgan County the most populated county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populated county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of General Daniel Morgan, of Virginia. As of 2005 the population was 113,740. Its county seat is Decatur, and it is a prohibition or dry county, while the City of Decatur is wet.

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History

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Cotaco County was established on February 8, 1818, named for Cotaco Creek (or possibly for a local Indian chief), with its county seat at Somerville. The county was renamed Morgan County in 1821. In 1891 the county seat was moved to Decatur.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1821 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1983 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
1820 5,263
1830 9,062
1840 9,841
1850 10,125
1860 11,335
1870 12,187
1880 16,428
1890 24,089
1900 28,820
1910 33,781
1920 40,196
1930 46,176
1940 48,148
1950 52,924
1960 60,454
1970 77,306
1980 90,231
1990 100,043

Note: Morgan's 1820-30 census boundaries were the same as those of 1850-1870 and nearly the same as those of 1880-1990.

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