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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
Oglethorpe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the largest county in Northeast Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 12,635. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 13,963. The county seat is Lexington.
Oglethorpe County is included in the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1793 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1795 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1820 | 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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| 1800 | 9,780
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| 1810 | 12,297
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| 1820 | 14,046
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| 1830 | 13,618
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| 1840 | 10,868
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| 1850 | 12,259
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| 1860 | 11,549
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| 1870 | 11,782
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| 1880 | 15,400
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| 1890 | 16,951
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| 1900 | 17,881
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| 1910 | 18,680
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| 1920 | 20,287
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| 1930 | 12,927
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| 1940 | 12,430
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| 1950 | 9,958
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| 1960 | 7,926
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| 1970 | 7,598
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| 1980 | 8,929
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| 1990 | 9,763
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gaogleth/
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