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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
Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,952. The county seat is Rockport.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Spencer County was formed in 1818 from parts of Warrick County and Perry County. It was named for Capt. Spier Spencer, killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
Abraham Lincoln lived in Spencer County from 1816 to 1830, between the ages seven and twenty-one. His family moved to Illinois in 1830. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located at the site of the Lincoln family farm.
Other attractions in the county include the town of Santa Claus and Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Saint Meinrad Archabbey is located at the northeastern corner of Spencer County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Probate 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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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | 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 | 1,882
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| 1830 | 3,196
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| 1840 | 6,305
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| 1850 | 8,616
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| 1860 | 14,556
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| 1870 | 17,998
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| 1880 | 22,122
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| 1890 | 22,060
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| 1900 | 22,407
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| 1910 | 20,676
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| 1920 | 18,400
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| 1930 | 16,713
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| 1940 | 16,211
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| 1950 | 16,174
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| 1960 | 16,074
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| 1970 | 17,134
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| 1980 | 19,361
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| 1990 | 19,490
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Research Tips
External links
www.ingenweb.org/spencer
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