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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
Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 10,995. Its county seat is Glenwood.Three votes decided who won Pope County in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pope County was identified by the state legislature in 1862, and named for John Pope, a General in the Union Army who had earlier worked as a surveyor in the area.
Pope County was the location of several protests against the CU Powerline in the 1970s.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1862 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | 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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| 1870 | 2,691
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| 1880 | 5,874
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| 1890 | 10,032
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| 1900 | 12,577
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| 1910 | 12,746
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| 1920 | 13,631
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| 1930 | 13,085
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| 1940 | 13,544
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| 1950 | 12,862
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| 1960 | 11,914
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| 1970 | 11,107
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| 1980 | 11,657
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| 1990 | 10,745
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mnpope
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