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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
Sac County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,814. The county seat is Sac City. Both were named for the Sauk people, a local American Indian tribe.
In February 2007, in its third annual list of the “Best Places to Live in Rural America”, Progressive Farmer magazine placed Sac County as #7 in the overall rankings. In 2009, the magazine ranked Sac County as the tenth "Best Place" in the Midwest Region.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | 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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| 1857 | 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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| 1864 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 246
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| 1870 | 1,411
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| 1880 | 8,774
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| 1890 | 14,522
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| 1900 | 17,639
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| 1910 | 16,555
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| 1920 | 17,500
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| 1930 | 17,641
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| 1940 | 17,639
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| 1950 | 17,518
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| 1960 | 17,007
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| 1970 | 15,573
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| 1980 | 14,118
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| 1990 | 12,324
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Sac County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iasac/
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