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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
Oregon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 10,881. Its county seat is Alton. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named for the Oregon Territory in the northwestern United States.
Home to a large area of the Mark Twain National Forest, Oregon County contains more national forest land than any other county in Missouri. It also contains the Irish Wilderness, the largest federally protected wilderness area in the state. Hiking and backpacking opportunities abound on the Ozark Trail and the White's Creek Trail. Canoeing and fishing are popular on the Eleven Point River, which is Missouri's only National Wild and Scenic River.
Grand Gulf State Park is a Missouri state park just west of Thayer which includes a collapsed karst canyon.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1845 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1854 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | 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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| 1850 | 1,432
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| 1860 | 3,009
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| 1870 | 3,287
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| 1880 | 5,791
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| 1890 | 10,467
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| 1900 | 13,906
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| 1910 | 14,681
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| 1920 | 12,889
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| 1930 | 12,220
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| 1940 | 13,390
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| 1950 | 11,978
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| 1960 | 9,845
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| 1970 | 9,180
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| 1980 | 10,238
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| 1990 | 9,470
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mooregon/
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