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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
St. Clair County is a county located in west central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 9,805. Its county seat is Osceola. The county was organized in 1841 and named for General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory. St. Clair was also the 9th President of the United States in Congress Assembled. Under his Presidency, the Northwest Ordinance and United States Constitution were passed.
According to the April 1907 issue of The Century Magazine, for well over 30 years dating from 1870, St. Clair County was in open rebellion against the U.S. Government, refusing to pay interest on bonds which it had issued to assist in the building of a railroad, which was never built.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1841 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1855 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | 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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| 1850 | 3,556
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| 1860 | 6,812
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| 1870 | 6,742
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| 1880 | 14,125
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| 1890 | 16,747
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| 1900 | 17,907
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| 1910 | 16,412
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| 1920 | 15,341
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| 1930 | 13,289
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| 1940 | 13,146
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| 1950 | 10,482
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| 1960 | 8,421
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| 1970 | 7,667
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| 1980 | 8,622
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| 1990 | 8,457
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