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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
Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 12,597. Its county seat is Cadiz. It was formed in 1820 and named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg was a prohibition or dry county until 2009, when the county's voters narrowly approved a referendum to repeal the prohibition on alcohol sales.[1]
Trigg County is governed by a Fiscal Court, which is led by a Judge-Executive. The current Judge-Executive is Stanley H. Humphries (R).
Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | 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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| 1820 | 3,874
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| 1830 | 5,916
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| 1840 | 7,716
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| 1850 | 10,129
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| 1860 | 11,051
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| 1870 | 13,686
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| 1880 | 14,489
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| 1890 | 13,902
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| 1900 | 14,073
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| 1910 | 14,539
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| 1920 | 14,208
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| 1930 | 12,531
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| 1940 | 12,784
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| 1950 | 9,683
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| 1960 | 8,870
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| 1970 | 8,620
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| 1980 | 9,384
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| 1990 | 10,361
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Research Tips
External links
www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html
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