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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
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408. Its county seat is New Lexington. It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812.
Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1817 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | 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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1820 | 8,429
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1830 | 13,970
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1840 | 19,344
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1850 | 20,775
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1860 | 19,678
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1870 | 18,453
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1880 | 28,218
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1890 | 31,151
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1900 | 31,841
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1910 | 35,396
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1920 | 36,098
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1930 | 31,445
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1940 | 31,087
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1950 | 28,999
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1960 | 27,864
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1970 | 27,434
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1980 | 31,032
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1990 | 31,557
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