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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
Waushara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 23,154. Its county seat is Wautoma.
It is located in central Wisconsin, about north of Madison.
History
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Waushara County was established by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature on February 15, 1851. It originally consisted of a single organized Town of Waushara. The county seat was first located at Sacramento and was relocated to Wautoma in 1854 after a bitter fight between proponents of the two places.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | 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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| 1868 | Court 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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| 1860 | 8,770
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| 1870 | 11,279
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| 1880 | 12,687
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| 1890 | 13,507
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| 1900 | 15,972
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| 1910 | 18,886
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| 1920 | 16,712
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| 1930 | 14,427
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| 1940 | 14,268
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| 1950 | 13,920
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| 1960 | 13,497
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| 1970 | 14,795
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| 1980 | 18,526
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| 1990 | 19,385
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