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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
Pleasants County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 7,605. [1] Its county seat is St. Marys. It was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1851 and named for US Senator and Virginia Governor James Pleasants, Jr.. Pleasants County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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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| 1860 | 2,945
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| 1870 | 3,012
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| 1880 | 6,256
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| 1890 | 7,539
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| 1900 | 9,345
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| 1910 | 8,074
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| 1920 | 7,379
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| 1930 | 6,545
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| 1940 | 6,692
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| 1950 | 6,369
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| 1960 | 7,124
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| 1970 | 7,274
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| 1980 | 8,236
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| 1990 | 7,546
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