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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Powhatan County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 22,377. Its county seat is Powhatan6. The county is named for the Indian Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas.
It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | 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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| 1790 | 6,822
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| 1800 | 7,769
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| 1810 | 8,073
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| 1820 | 8,292
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| 1830 | 8,517
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| 1840 | 7,924
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| 1850 | 8,178
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| 1860 | 8,392
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| 1870 | 7,667
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| 1880 | 7,817
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| 1890 | 6,791
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| 1900 | 6,824
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| 1910 | 6,099
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| 1920 | 6,552
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| 1930 | 6,143
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| 1940 | 5,671
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| 1950 | 5,556
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| 1960 | 6,747
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| 1970 | 7,696
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| 1980 | 13,062
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| 1990 | 15,328
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