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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 182,023. This grew when the 2005 estimate placed the population at 218,292. Its county seat is Murfreesboro6, which is also the geographic center of Tennessee, as well as the center of population of Tennessee [1].
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1803 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | 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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| 1810 | 10,265
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| 1820 | 19,552
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| 1830 | 26,134
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| 1840 | 24,280
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| 1850 | 29,122
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| 1860 | 27,918
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| 1870 | 33,289
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| 1880 | 36,741
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| 1890 | 35,097
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| 1900 | 33,543
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| 1910 | 33,199
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| 1920 | 33,059
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| 1930 | 32,286
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| 1940 | 33,604
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| 1950 | 40,696
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| 1960 | 52,368
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| 1970 | 59,428
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| 1980 | 84,058
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| 1990 | 118,570
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