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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
Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2021 census, the population was 352,182, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee. A study conducted by the University of Tennessee projects Rutherford County to become the third largest county in Tennessee by population by 2050. Its county seat is Murfreesboro, which is also the geographic center of Tennessee. As of 2010, it is the center of population of Tennessee. Rutherford County is included in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Rutherford County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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