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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
Palo Alto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named for the first battlefield victory in the Mexican-American War. The population was 9,421 in the 2010 census, a decline from 10,147 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Emmetsburg.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | 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 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1864 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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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| 1860 | 132
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| 1870 | 1,336
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| 1880 | 4,131
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| 1890 | 9,318
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| 1900 | 14,354
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| 1910 | 13,845
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| 1920 | 15,486
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| 1930 | 15,398
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| 1940 | 16,170
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| 1950 | 15,891
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| 1960 | 14,736
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| 1970 | 13,289
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| 1980 | 12,721
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| 1990 | 10,669
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Research Tips
External links
http://iagenweb.org/paloalto/
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