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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
Washington County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. As of 2000 the population was 18,097. Its county seat is Chatom. Washington County is a prohibition or entirely dry county.
Washington County was the birthplace of the major league baseball player Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (1930-1999), a Republican congressman from North Carolina from 1969-1975.
History
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- Washington County in Tombigbee District was established by proclamation of Governor Winthrop Sargent of the Mississippi Territory on June 4, 1800.
- The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1786 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Marriage 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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| 1908 | 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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| 1800 | 1,250
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| 1810 | 2,920
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| 1830 | 3,474
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| 1840 | 5,300
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| 1850 | 2,713
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| 1860 | 4,669
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| 1870 | 3,912
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| 1880 | 4,538
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| 1890 | 7,935
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| 1900 | 11,134
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| 1910 | 14,454
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| 1920 | 14,279
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| 1930 | 16,365
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| 1940 | 16,188
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| 1950 | 15,612
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| 1960 | 15,372
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| 1970 | 16,241
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| 1980 | 16,821
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| 1990 | 16,694
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Note: Populations for 1800 and 1810 are totals of those counties of Mississippi Territory entirely or mostly within present-day Alabama. Population for 1820 excludes three counties, Lawrence (8,652), Perry (4,118), and Washington (3,646), whose returns were received too late for inclusion in the official State total.
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