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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
Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 7,570 in the 2010 census, a decline from 7,809 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Keosauqua, which contains the oldest continuously operational courthouse in the state of Iowa, and second oldest in the United States..
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 1840 | 6,146
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| 1850 | 12,270
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| 1860 | 17,081
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| 1870 | 17,672
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| 1880 | 17,043
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| 1890 | 16,253
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| 1900 | 17,354
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| 1910 | 15,020
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| 1920 | 14,060
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| 1930 | 12,603
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| 1940 | 12,053
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| 1950 | 11,007
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| 1960 | 9,778
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| 1970 | 8,643
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| 1980 | 8,626
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| 1990 | 7,676
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/
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