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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
Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Plateau region. As of 2010, the population was 17,457. Its county seat is Coudersport. Potter County was named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Though it is named for him, James Potter never actually lived in Potter County and may have never even visited the area.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 29
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| 1820 | 186
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| 1830 | 1,265
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| 1840 | 3,371
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| 1850 | 6,048
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| 1860 | 11,470
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| 1870 | 11,265
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| 1880 | 13,797
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| 1890 | 22,778
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| 1900 | 30,621
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| 1910 | 29,729
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| 1920 | 21,089
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| 1930 | 17,489
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| 1940 | 18,201
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| 1950 | 16,810
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| 1960 | 16,483
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| 1970 | 16,395
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| 1980 | 17,726
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| 1990 | 16,717
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Potter County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.pottercountypa.net/
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