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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 Northwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 23,494. 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.
Ray County is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
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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