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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
Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,443. Its county seat is Wheeling. The county was formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta, Virginia. It was named for the Ohio River, which forms its western boundary with the state of Ohio. West Liberty (formerly Black's Cabin) was designated as the county seat in 1777, serving to 1797.
Ohio County is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1776 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1776 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1777 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1778 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1793 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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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1790 | 5,212
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1800 | 4,740
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1810 | 8,175
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1820 | 9,182
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1830 | 15,584
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1840 | 13,357
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1850 | 18,006
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1860 | 22,422
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1870 | 28,831
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1880 | 37,457
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1890 | 41,557
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1900 | 48,024
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1910 | 57,572
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1920 | 62,892
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1930 | 72,077
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1940 | 73,115
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1950 | 71,672
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1960 | 68,437
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1970 | 64,197
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1980 | 61,389
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1990 | 50,871
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Text from Ohio County, Virginia Page
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Ohio County, Virginia was formed in 1777 from part of the District of West Augusta, Virginia. It later became part of the State of West Virginia when it achieved statehood in 1863.
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