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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
Oceana County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 26,873. The county seat is Hart.
Oceana County is thought to be named for Lake Michigan, a freshwater "ocean." However, there is an opposing viewpoint which holds that it was named for the book Oceana, written by James Harrington in 1656.[1]
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1846 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | Probate 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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| 1840 | 496
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| 1850 | 300
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| 1860 | 1,816
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| 1870 | 7,222
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| 1880 | 11,699
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| 1890 | 15,698
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| 1900 | 16,644
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| 1910 | 18,379
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| 1920 | 15,601
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| 1930 | 13,805
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| 1940 | 14,812
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| 1950 | 16,105
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| 1960 | 16,547
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| 1970 | 17,984
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| 1980 | 22,002
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| 1990 | 22,454
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mioceana
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