- Name
- Nicholas
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- Alternate names
- Nicholas (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 38.3°N 80.833°W
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- Located in
- West Virginia, United States (1818 - )
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- See also
- Braxton, West Virginia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Clay, West Virginia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Fayette, West Virginia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Kanawha, West Virginia, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Randolph, West Virginia, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Webster, West Virginia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Census-designated place
- Craigsville
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- Inhabited place
- Beaver
- Beech Glen
- Belva
- Bentree
- Birch River
- Bruce
- Burl
- Calvin
- Cambria
- Canvas
- Carl
- Coe
- Cottle
- Deepwell
- Dixie
- Donald
- Drennen
- Enon
- Fenwick
- Fowler Knob
- Gilboa
- Grassy Falls
- Green Valley
- Greendale
- Harriet
- Holcomb
- Hominy Falls
- Hookersville
- Jetsville
- Keslers Cross Lanes
- Kirkwood
- LaFrank
- Leivasy
- Lockwood
- Lyonsville
- Morris
- Mount Lookout
- Mount Nebo
- Muddlety
- Nettie
- Nile
- Odell Town
- Opal
- Ophelia
- Persinger
- Peters Junction
- Poe
- Pool
- Richwood
- Runa
- Saxman
- Snow Hill
- Sparks
- Summersville
- Swiss
- Tioga
- Tipton
- Tolbert
- Vaughan
- Vinton
- Wade
- Werth
- Zela
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- Unknown
- Mt. Lookout
- Woodburn
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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
Nicholas County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 26,562. Its county seat is Summersville6.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1817 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Land 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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| 1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | 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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| 1820 | 1,853
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| 1830 | 3,346
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| 1840 | 2,515
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| 1850 | 3,963
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| 1860 | 4,627
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| 1870 | 4,458
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| 1880 | 7,223
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| 1890 | 9,309
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| 1900 | 11,403
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| 1910 | 17,699
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| 1920 | 20,717
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| 1930 | 20,686
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| 1940 | 24,070
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| 1950 | 27,696
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| 1960 | 25,414
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| 1970 | 22,552
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| 1980 | 28,126
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| 1990 | 26,775
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