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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
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259,469. Its county seat is Carlisle.
Cumberland County is included in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 18,243
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| 1800 | 25,386
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| 1810 | 26,757
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| 1820 | 23,606
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| 1830 | 29,226
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| 1840 | 30,953
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| 1850 | 34,327
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| 1860 | 40,098
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| 1870 | 43,912
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| 1880 | 45,977
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| 1890 | 47,271
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| 1900 | 50,344
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| 1910 | 54,479
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| 1920 | 58,578
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| 1930 | 68,236
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| 1940 | 74,806
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| 1950 | 94,457
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| 1960 | 124,816
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| 1970 | 158,177
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| 1980 | 178,541
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| 1990 | 195,257
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One of the Pioneer families to Penn. was the McConnell family from Ireland. In the thirteenth century the McConnells fought with the Heavy Irish Infantry and were noted for their bravery. As early as 1735 our McConnells were living in the Cumberland valley of Penn. The Cumberland valley was called, "Old Mother Cumberland" because of the many families that began their life in America in that location.
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Cumberland County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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