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| Name | Sangamon |
| Alt names | Sangamon | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 39.767°N 89.65°W |
| Located in | Illinois, United States (1821 - ) |
| See also | Bond, Illinois, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Christian, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Logan, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Illinois, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Menard, Illinois, United States | Child 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
Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 197,465, which is an increase of 4.5% from 188,951 in 2000. Its county seat is Springfield, the state capital.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Sangamon and Menard counties.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sangamon County was formed in 1821 out of Madison and Bond Counties. The county was named for the Sangamon River, which runs through it. The origin of the name of the river is unknown; among several explanations is the theory that is comes from the Pottawatomie word Sain-guee-mon (pronounced "sang gä mun") meaning "where there is plenty to eat."
Prior to being elected President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln represented Sangamon County in the Illinois Legislature. Lincoln, along with several other legislators, was instrumental in securing the Sangamon County seat, Springfield, as the state's capital. Sangamon County was also among the area represented by Lincoln when he served in the US House of Representatives. Another legislator who represented Sangamon County was Colonel Edmund Dick Taylor, also known as "Father of the Greenback". The prominent financiers and industrialists Jacob Bunn and John Whitfield Bunn were based in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, as well as in Chicago, during the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The careers of these men and the people with whom they collaborated helped to shape much of the history and development of Sangamon County, Illinois.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1822 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | 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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| 1830 | 12,960
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| 1840 | 14,716
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| 1850 | 19,228
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| 1860 | 32,274
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| 1870 | 46,352
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| 1880 | 52,894
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| 1890 | 61,195
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| 1900 | 71,593
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| 1910 | 91,024
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| 1920 | 100,262
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| 1930 | 111,733
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| 1940 | 117,912
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| 1950 | 131,484
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| 1960 | 146,539
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| 1970 | 161,335
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| 1980 | 176,089
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| 1990 | 178,386
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Sangamon 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.
- www.co.sangamon.il.us/
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