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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
Ogle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 51,032. Its county seat is Oregon, Illinois6.
History
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Ogle County was formed in 1836 out of Jo Daviess and LaSalle Counties, and named in honor of Captain Joseph Ogle, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who came to Illinois in 1785. The county was divided three years later in 1839, when Lee County was formed.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | 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
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| 1840 | 3,479
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| 1850 | 10,020
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| 1860 | 22,888
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| 1870 | 27,492
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| 1880 | 29,937
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| 1890 | 28,710
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| 1900 | 29,129
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| 1910 | 27,864
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| 1920 | 26,830
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| 1930 | 28,118
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| 1940 | 29,869
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| 1950 | 33,429
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| 1960 | 38,106
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| 1970 | 42,867
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| 1980 | 46,338
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| 1990 | 45,957
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Research Tips
External links
www.oglecounty.org/
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