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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
Stearns County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 150,642. Its county seat is Saint Cloud. It was named after Charles Thomas Stearns, a local politician.
Stearns County is part of the Saint Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1860 | 4,505
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| 1870 | 14,206
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| 1880 | 21,956
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| 1890 | 34,844
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| 1900 | 44,464
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| 1910 | 47,733
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| 1920 | 55,741
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| 1930 | 62,121
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| 1940 | 67,200
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| 1950 | 70,681
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| 1960 | 80,345
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| 1970 | 95,400
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| 1980 | 108,161
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| 1990 | 118,791
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mnstearn
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