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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
Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 18, 1833 from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,756. The county seat is LaFayette.
Walker County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Walker County is one of only nine counties in the United States still employing the sole commissioner form of government.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | County formed | 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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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | Probate 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 | 6,572
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| 1850 | 13,109
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| 1860 | 10,082
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| 1870 | 9,925
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| 1880 | 11,056
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| 1890 | 13,282
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| 1900 | 15,661
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| 1910 | 18,692
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| 1920 | 23,370
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| 1930 | 26,206
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| 1940 | 31,024
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| 1950 | 38,198
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| 1960 | 45,264
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| 1970 | 50,691
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| 1980 | 56,470
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| 1990 | 58,340
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawalker/
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