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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
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,141, making it West Virginia's second-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. The county was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County, was transferred to Tucker County. The county was named after Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., a judge and Congressman from Williamsburg, Virginia.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1856 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | 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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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1860 | 1,428
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1870 | 1,907
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1880 | 3,151
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1890 | 6,459
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1900 | 13,433
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1910 | 18,675
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1920 | 16,791
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1930 | 13,374
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1940 | 13,173
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1950 | 10,600
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1960 | 7,750
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1970 | 7,447
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1980 | 8,675
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1990 | 7,728
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