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Name | Ray |
Alt names | Ray | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 39.367°N 94°W |
Located in | Missouri, United States (1820 - ) |
See also | Caldwell, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Carroll, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Daviess, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Howard, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Livingston, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,158. Its county seat is Richmond. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1820 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | 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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1830 | 2,657
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1840 | 6,553
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1850 | 10,373
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1860 | 14,092
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1870 | 18,700
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1880 | 20,190
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1890 | 24,215
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1900 | 24,805
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1910 | 21,451
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1920 | 20,508
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1930 | 19,846
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1940 | 18,584
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1950 | 15,932
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1960 | 16,075
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1970 | 17,599
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1980 | 21,378
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1990 | 21,971
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~moray/
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