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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
Niobrara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The population was 2,484 at the 2010 census, making it the state's least populous county. Its county seat is Lusk. It is west from the Nebraska-South Dakota state line.
History
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Niobrara County was created on February 21, 1911, with land detached from Converse County.
The county was named for the Niobrara River, which takes its source near the county seat of Lusk.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1883 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1889 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | 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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| 1920 | 6,321
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| 1930 | 4,723
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| 1940 | 5,988
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| 1950 | 4,701
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| 1960 | 3,750
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| 1970 | 2,924
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| 1980 | 2,924
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| 1990 | 2,499
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