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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
Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian region of the U.S. state of Ohio. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 28,709, which is an increase of 3.7% from 27,695 in 2000. Its county seat is Waverly and is named for explorer Zebulon Pike.
History
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Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1799 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1817 | Probate 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 | 4,253
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| 1830 | 6,024
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| 1840 | 7,626
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| 1850 | 10,953
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| 1860 | 13,643
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| 1870 | 15,447
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| 1880 | 17,927
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| 1890 | 17,482
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| 1900 | 18,172
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| 1910 | 15,723
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| 1920 | 14,151
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| 1930 | 13,876
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| 1940 | 16,113
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| 1950 | 14,607
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| 1960 | 19,380
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| 1970 | 19,114
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| 1980 | 22,802
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| 1990 | 24,249
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Research Tips
External links
www.scioto.org/Pike/
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