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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
Whitley County is a situated in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population is 35,637 as of the 2010 Census. The county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court (a trial court of limited jurisdiction) sits in both cities.
The Corbin, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Whitley County, but does not include all of the city of Corbin.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1820 | 2,340
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| 1830 | 3,806
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| 1840 | 4,673
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| 1850 | 7,447
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| 1860 | 7,762
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| 1870 | 8,278
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| 1880 | 12,000
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| 1890 | 17,590
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| 1900 | 25,015
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| 1910 | 31,982
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| 1920 | 27,749
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| 1930 | 29,730
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| 1940 | 33,186
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| 1950 | 31,940
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| 1960 | 25,815
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| 1970 | 24,145
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| 1980 | 33,396
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| 1990 | 33,326
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Research Tips
External links
http://resources.rootsweb.com/~USA/KY/whitley
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