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| Name | Scioto |
| Alt names | Scioto | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.8°N 82.983°W |
| Located in | Ohio, United States (1803 - ) |
| See also | Adams, Ohio, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pike, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Ohio, 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
Scioto County is a county located in the south central region of the state of Ohio, United States, at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 79,499, which is an increase of 0.4% from 79,195 in 2000. It is named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting, and its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was formed on March 24, 1803, splitting from Adams County. It is the childhood home of former Ohio governor Ted Strickland.
The Portsmouth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Scioto County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1803 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | 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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| 1809 | Court 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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| 1810 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1856 | 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 | 3,399
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| 1820 | 5,750
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| 1830 | 8,740
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| 1840 | 11,192
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| 1850 | 18,428
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| 1860 | 24,297
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| 1870 | 29,302
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| 1880 | 33,511
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| 1890 | 35,377
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| 1900 | 40,981
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| 1910 | 48,463
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| 1920 | 62,850
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| 1930 | 81,221
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| 1940 | 86,565
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| 1950 | 82,910
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| 1960 | 84,216
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| 1970 | 76,951
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| 1980 | 84,545
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| 1990 | 80,327
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Research Tips
External links
www.sciotocountyohio.com/
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