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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 16,718. Its county seat is Montross6.
History
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Westmoreland County was the birthplace of George Washington, the first President of the United States (at former "Bridges Creek, VA") ; James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States; and General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate armies.
As originally established by the British colonial government of Virginia, the territory of Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later become the various counties and cities of Northern Virginia (once including, for example, the areas which later became Arlington, the city of Alexandria, Fairfax County and Prince William County, inter alia).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1653 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1653 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1653 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1653 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1772 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1810 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1858 | 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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| 1790 | 7,722
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| 1810 | 8,102
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| 1820 | 6,901
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| 1830 | 8,396
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| 1840 | 8,019
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| 1850 | 8,080
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| 1860 | 8,282
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| 1870 | 7,682
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| 1880 | 8,846
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| 1890 | 8,399
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| 1900 | 9,243
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| 1910 | 9,313
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| 1920 | 10,240
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| 1930 | 8,497
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| 1940 | 9,512
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| 1950 | 10,148
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| 1960 | 11,042
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| 1970 | 12,142
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| 1980 | 14,041
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| 1990 | 15,480
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Note: Westmoreland was reported with Richmond in 1800. Westmoreland's 1790 census boundaries were the same as those of 1810-1990.
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