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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
Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,633, making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City, the state capital and largest city.
Oklahoma County is at the heart of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oklahoma County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state it is located in (the other six counties are Arkansas County, Hawaii County, Idaho County, Iowa County, New York County (known commonly as Manhattan), and Utah County), and the only one of the seven to contain the state capital, and one of two to contain a city of the same name as well.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1889 | 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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1890 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1890 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1908 | 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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1890 | 11,742
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1900 | 25,915
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1907 | 55,849
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1910 | 85,232
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1920 | 116,307
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1930 | 221,738
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1940 | 244,159
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1950 | 325,352
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1960 | 439,506
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1970 | 526,805
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1980 | 568,933
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1990 | 599,611
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma , United States
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