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Name | Pike |
Alt names | Pike | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Upper Saint Louis County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS29025739 |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 39.367°N 91.167°W |
Located in | Missouri, United States (1818 - ) |
See also | Boone, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Callaway, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marion, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ralls, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Randolph, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.
Pike County is said to be the home of Momo (The Missouri Monster). The first reported sightings in the 1970s were traced to various locations throughout the county.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Land 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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1825 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1825 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | 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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1820 | 3,747
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1830 | 6,129
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1840 | 10,646
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1850 | 13,609
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1860 | 18,417
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1870 | 23,076
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1880 | 26,715
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1890 | 26,321
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1900 | 25,744
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1910 | 22,556
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1920 | 20,345
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1930 | 18,001
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1940 | 18,327
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1950 | 16,844
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1960 | 16,706
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1970 | 16,928
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1980 | 17,568
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1990 | 15,969
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Research Tips
External links
www.pastracks.com/states/missioui/pike/
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