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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Prince William County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 280,813. Its county seat is the independent city of Manassas6.
This county is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
History
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Prince William County was created by an act of the General Assembly of the colony of Virginia in 1731, largely from the western section of Stafford County as well as a section of King George County [1]. The area encompassed by the Act creating Prince William County originally included all of what later became Arlington County, Virginia, the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, Virginia, the City of Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park (and the various incorporated towns therein). The County was named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, the younger son of King George II.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1731 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1731 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1731 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1734 | 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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| 1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1864 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1980 | 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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| 1790 | 11,615
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| 1800 | 12,733
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| 1810 | 11,311
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| 1820 | 9,419
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| 1830 | 9,330
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| 1840 | 8,144
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| 1850 | 8,129
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| 1860 | 8,565
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| 1870 | 7,504
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| 1880 | 9,180
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| 1890 | 9,805
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| 1900 | 11,112
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| 1910 | 12,026
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| 1920 | 13,660
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| 1930 | 13,951
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| 1940 | 17,738
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| 1950 | 22,612
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| 1960 | 50,164
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| 1970 | 111,102
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| 1980 | 144,703
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| 1990 | 215,686
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Note: Manassas city and Manassas Park city, formed from Prince William County (1975); 1970 populations 10,758 and 6,844 respectively.
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