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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
Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 26,726. Its county seat is Pontotoc6. Pontotoc County is named for a Chickasaw leader named Pontotoc.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | 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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| 1849 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 4,491
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| 1850 | 17,112
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| 1860 | 22,113
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| 1870 | 12,525
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| 1880 | 13,858
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| 1890 | 14,940
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| 1900 | 18,274
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| 1910 | 19,688
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| 1920 | 19,962
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| 1930 | 22,034
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| 1940 | 22,904
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| 1950 | 19,994
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| 1960 | 17,232
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| 1970 | 17,363
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| 1980 | 20,918
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| 1990 | 22,237
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mspontot
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