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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
Newaygo County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,460. The county seat is White Cloud. Newaygo County was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Saginaw Treaty of 1819[1] or for a Native American word meaning much water. See List of Michigan county name etymologies.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1893 | Court 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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| 1850 | 510
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| 1860 | 2,760
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| 1870 | 7,294
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| 1880 | 14,688
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| 1890 | 20,476
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| 1900 | 17,673
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| 1910 | 19,220
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| 1920 | 17,378
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| 1930 | 17,029
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| 1940 | 19,286
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| 1950 | 21,567
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| 1960 | 24,160
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| 1970 | 27,992
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| 1980 | 34,917
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| 1990 | 38,202
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Note: Newaygo's 1850 census boundaries were the same as those of 1870-1990.
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~minewayg
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