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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
Pettis County is a county located in west central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 42,201. Its county seat is Sedalia. The county was organized January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis.
The county is home to the site of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | 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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| 1840 | 2,930
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| 1850 | 5,150
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| 1860 | 9,392
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| 1870 | 18,706
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| 1880 | 27,271
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| 1890 | 31,151
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| 1900 | 32,438
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| 1910 | 33,913
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| 1920 | 35,813
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| 1930 | 34,664
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| 1940 | 33,336
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| 1950 | 31,577
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| 1960 | 35,120
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| 1970 | 34,137
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| 1980 | 36,378
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| 1990 | 35,437
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mopettis/pettis.htm
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