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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
Tuscola County is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,323. The county seat is Caro. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes. The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions.[1]
Tuscola County is one of five counties in the Thumb area. Like the rest of the thumb, Tuscola County enjoys seasonal tourism from cities like Flint, Detroit and Saginaw.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1840 | County formed | 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 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1851 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1887 | Court 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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1850 | 291
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1860 | 4,886
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1870 | 13,714
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1880 | 25,738
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1890 | 32,508
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1900 | 35,890
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1910 | 34,913
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1920 | 33,320
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1930 | 32,934
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1940 | 35,694
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1950 | 38,258
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1960 | 43,305
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1970 | 48,603
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1980 | 56,961
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1990 | 55,498
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mituscol
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