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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 northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,756. The county seat is LaFayette. The county was created on December 18, 1833, from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation.
Walker County is part of the Chattanooga TN/GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Walker County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawalker/
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