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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
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,895. [1] Its county seat is Grafton. Named for Sen. John Taylor of Caroline, it was formed in 1844.
Taylor County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1844 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Probate 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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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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 | 5,367
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| 1860 | 7,463
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| 1870 | 9,367
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| 1880 | 11,455
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| 1890 | 12,147
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| 1900 | 14,978
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| 1910 | 16,554
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| 1920 | 18,742
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| 1930 | 19,114
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| 1940 | 19,919
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| 1950 | 18,422
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| 1960 | 15,010
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| 1970 | 13,878
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| 1980 | 16,584
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| 1990 | 15,144
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