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| Name | St. Louis (county) |
| Alt names | Saint Louis | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS29025752 | | Saint Louis county | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | St. Louis | source: AAA: Kansas/Missouri (1993) |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.633°N 90.4°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1804 - ) |
| See also | Cooper, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent city of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all together account for a total population of over 2.8 million people. St. Louis County borders the City of St. Louis, which is independent from St. Louis County. The 2010 Census put the county population at 998,954, more than three times that of its adjoining namesake city.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1804 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1876 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1810 | 5,667
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| 1820 | 10,049
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| 1830 | 14,125
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| 1840 | 35,979
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| 1850 | 104,978
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| 1860 | 190,524
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| 1870 | 351,189
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| 1880 | 31,888
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| 1890 | 36,307
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| 1900 | 50,040
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| 1910 | 82,417
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| 1920 | 100,737
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| 1930 | 211,593
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| 1940 | 274,230
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| 1950 | 406,349
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| 1960 | 703,532
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| 1970 | 951,353
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| 1980 | 973,896
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| 1990 | 993,529
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Note: Saint Louis city became independent of Saint Louis County in 1876.
Research Tips
External links
St.Louis County Missouri Official Website
St.Louis Missouri Rootsweb
St.Louis Genealogical Society
Missouri Historical Society
Missouri State Archives
St.Louis County Library
St.Louis Public Library
Genealogy in St.Louis
History's Time Portal to Old St.Louis
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