Place:Simpson, Kentucky, United States

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NameSimpson
Alt namesSimpsonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.75°N 86.583°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1819 - )
See alsoLogan, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Warren, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Auburn
Black Jack
Bornes Ford
Flat Rock
Franklin
Geddes
Gold City
Hickory Flat
Highland
Hillsdale
Middleton
Neosheo
Peden Mill
Prices Mill
Providence
Rapids
Salmon
Schweizer
Temperance
Turnertown
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 16,405. Its county seat is Franklin. The county is named for Captain John Simpson, a Kentucky militia officer who fought in Battle of Fallen Timbers in the Northwest Indian War, and was killed in the Battle of River Raisin during the War of 1812.

It is a limited dry county; sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited except by the drink in restaurants in the city of Franklin that seat at least 100 diners and derive at least 70% of total revenues from food.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1816 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1852 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Probate 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
1820 4,852
1830 5,815
1840 6,537
1850 7,733
1860 8,146
1870 9,573
1880 10,641
1890 10,878
1900 11,624
1910 11,460
1920 11,150
1930 11,336
1940 11,752
1950 11,678
1960 11,548
1970 13,054
1980 14,673
1990 15,145
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External links

http://simpsonco.bizland.com/index.html

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