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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
Utah County is a county in the US state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 516,564. It was named for the Spanish name (Yuta) for the Ute Indians. The county seat and largest city is Provo, which is the third-largest city in the state. The center of population of the state is located within this county, in the city of Lehi. Utah County is part of the Provo-Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Utah County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as their states (the other six counties are Arkansas County, Hawaii County, Idaho County, Iowa County, New York County, and Oklahoma County).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1850 | 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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| 1851 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1898 | 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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| 1850 | 2,026
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| 1860 | 8,248
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| 1870 | 12,203
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| 1880 | 17,973
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| 1890 | 23,768
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| 1900 | 32,456
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| 1910 | 37,942
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| 1920 | 40,792
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| 1930 | 49,021
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| 1940 | 57,382
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| 1950 | 81,912
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| 1960 | 106,991
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| 1970 | 137,776
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| 1980 | 218,106
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| 1990 | 263,590
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