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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 the most populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is also the largest county in area in Tennessee. Its county seat is Memphis6.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | 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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| 1820 | 364
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| 1830 | 5,648
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| 1840 | 14,721
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| 1850 | 31,157
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| 1860 | 48,092
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| 1870 | 76,378
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| 1880 | 78,430
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| 1890 | 112,740
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| 1900 | 153,557
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| 1910 | 191,439
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| 1920 | 223,216
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| 1930 | 306,482
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| 1940 | 358,250
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| 1950 | 482,393
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| 1960 | 627,019
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| 1970 | 722,014
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| 1980 | 777,113
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| 1990 | 826,330
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