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Sevier County ( "severe") is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,380. Its county seat and largest city is Sevierville. Sevier County comprises the Sevierville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1794 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1849 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1914 | 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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1790 | 3,619
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1800 | 3,419
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1810 | 4,595
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1820 | 4,772
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1830 | 5,717
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1840 | 6,442
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1850 | 6,920
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1860 | 9,122
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1870 | 11,028
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1880 | 15,541
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1890 | 18,761
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1900 | 22,021
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1910 | 22,296
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1920 | 22,384
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1930 | 20,480
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1940 | 23,291
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1950 | 23,375
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1960 | 24,251
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1970 | 28,241
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1980 | 41,418
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1990 | 51,043
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Note: The population shown for 1790 was reported for "South of French Broad [River]". Sevier County was created in 1794.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Research Tips
- The Sevier County edition of "Goodspeed's History of Tennessee" is available on-line at Smokykin
- Outstanding guide to Sevier 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.
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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