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| Name | Roane |
| Alt names | Roane | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.733°N 81.35°W |
| Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
| Also located in | Virginia, United States (1856 - 1863) |
| See also | Gilmer, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wirt, West Virginia, United States | Parent 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
Roane County, founded in 1856, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,926. Its county seat is Spencer.
Timeline
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| 1856 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | 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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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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 | 5,381
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| 1870 | 7,232
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| 1880 | 12,184
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| 1890 | 15,303
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| 1900 | 19,852
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| 1910 | 21,543
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| 1920 | 20,129
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| 1930 | 19,478
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| 1940 | 20,787
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| 1950 | 18,408
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| 1960 | 15,720
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| 1970 | 14,111
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| 1980 | 15,952
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| 1990 | 15,120
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