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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Wilkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,506. Its county seat is Breckenridge. The county is named for Colonel Alexander Wilkin, a lawyer who served as Minnesota's U.S. marshal and was later killed in the Civil War.
Wilkin County is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1868 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1884 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1888 | 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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1860 | 40
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1870 | 295
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1880 | 1,906
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1890 | 4,346
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1900 | 8,080
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1910 | 9,063
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1920 | 10,187
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1930 | 9,791
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1940 | 10,475
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1950 | 10,567
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1960 | 10,650
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1970 | 9,389
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1980 | 8,454
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1990 | 7,516
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mnwilkin
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