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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
Ringgold County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 5,131 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,469 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Mount Ayr. It is named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto fought in May 1846, during the Mexican-American War. It is one of the 26 Iowa counties which has a name not borne by any other county in the United States.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1847 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | 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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| 1860 | 2,923
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| 1870 | 5,691
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| 1880 | 12,085
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| 1890 | 13,556
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| 1900 | 15,325
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| 1910 | 12,904
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| 1920 | 12,919
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| 1930 | 11,966
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| 1940 | 11,137
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| 1950 | 9,528
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| 1960 | 7,910
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| 1970 | 6,373
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| 1980 | 6,112
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| 1990 | 5,420
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Research Tips
External links
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