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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
Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It and its county seat of Sumter are named for Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter. The 2010 census recorded its population to be 107,456. In July 1, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 107,570. It is included in the Sumter Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is the home of Shaw AFB, part of the 20th Fighter Wing & Headquarters to the 9th Air Force and the Third Army as of August 2011.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1774 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1795 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | 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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| 1790 | 4,548
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| 1800 | 13,103
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| 1810 | 19,054
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| 1820 | 25,369
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| 1830 | 28,277
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| 1840 | 27,892
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| 1850 | 33,220
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| 1860 | 23,859
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| 1870 | 25,268
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| 1880 | 37,037
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| 1890 | 43,605
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| 1900 | 51,237
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| 1910 | 38,472
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| 1920 | 43,040
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| 1930 | 45,902
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| 1940 | 52,463
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| 1950 | 57,634
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| 1960 | 74,941
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| 1970 | 79,425
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| 1980 | 88,243
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| 1990 | 102,637
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Sumter County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.sumtercountysc.org
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