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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
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 20,990. Its county seat is Shelbyville.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1827 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Marriage 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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| 1831 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 2,972
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| 1840 | 6,659
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| 1850 | 7,807
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| 1860 | 14,613
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| 1870 | 25,476
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| 1880 | 30,270
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| 1890 | 31,191
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| 1900 | 32,126
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| 1910 | 31,693
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| 1920 | 29,601
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| 1930 | 25,471
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| 1940 | 26,290
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| 1950 | 24,434
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| 1960 | 23,404
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| 1970 | 22,589
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| 1980 | 23,923
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| 1990 | 22,261
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Shelby 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.rootsweb.com/~ilshelb2/shelby.htm
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