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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
Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,503.[1] Its county seat is Port Washington, making it one of three Wisconsin counties on Lake Michigan not to have a county seat with the same name. Ozaukee County is included in the Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2000 Census, Ozaukee County had the second-lowest poverty rate of any county in the United States, at 2.6%. In terms of per capita income, it is the 25th-wealthiest county in the country. Bolstered by low crime rates and school districts with high graduation rates, Forbes magazine ranked Ozaukee County #2 on its list of "America's Best Places To Raise A Family" in June 2008.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1849 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1853 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1853 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1855 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | 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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1860 | 15,682
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1870 | 15,564
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1880 | 15,461
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1890 | 14,943
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1900 | 16,363
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1910 | 17,123
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1920 | 16,335
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1930 | 17,394
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1940 | 18,985
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1950 | 23,361
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1960 | 38,441
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1970 | 54,421
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1980 | 66,981
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1990 | 72,831
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