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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Phelps County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 9,188. Its county seat is Holdrege. The county was formed in 1873, and was named for William Phelps (1808–18??), a steamboat captain and early settler.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Phelps County is represented by the prefix 37 (it had the 37th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
It is considered part of the Kearney μSA's development and expansion plans.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1873 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1886 | Probate 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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| 1880 | 2,447
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| 1890 | 9,869
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| 1900 | 10,772
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| 1910 | 10,451
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| 1920 | 9,900
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| 1930 | 9,261
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| 1940 | 8,452
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| 1950 | 9,048
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| 1960 | 9,800
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| 1970 | 9,553
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| 1980 | 9,769
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| 1990 | 9,715
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~nephelps/
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