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Union County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,138. The county seat is Creston. Organized at a time of tensions before the Civil War, the county was named in 1853 for the union that people wanted to preserve. The rural county's peak of population was in 1930. Its economy is based on agriculture and related industries. Creston and the county are still served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF), the largest network in the nation.
Timeline
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Marriage 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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| 1880 | 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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| 1860 | 2,012
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| 1870 | 5,986
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| 1880 | 14,980
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| 1890 | 16,900
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| 1900 | 19,928
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| 1910 | 16,616
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| 1920 | 17,268
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| 1930 | 17,435
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| 1940 | 16,280
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| 1950 | 15,651
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| 1960 | 13,712
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| 1970 | 13,557
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| 1980 | 13,858
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| 1990 | 12,750
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Union County, Iowa, United States
ResearchTips
Resources
Union County IAGenWeb
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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