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Name | Bladen |
Alt names | Bladen Precinct | source: in Bath County until 1739 | | Bladen County | |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 34.633°N 78.567°W |
Located in | North Carolina, United States (1739 - ) |
Also located in | Bath, North Carolina, United States (1734 - 1739) |
See also | Anson, North Carolina, United States | 1750 child county | | Cumberland, North Carolina, United States | 1754 child county | | Brunswick, North Carolina, United States | 1764 child county | | Robeson, North Carolina, United States | 1787 child county | | Columbus, North Carolina, United States | 1808 child county |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bladen County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 29,606. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was created in 1734 as Bladen Precinct and gained county status in 1739.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bladen County was formed in 1734 as Bladen Precinct of Bath County, from New Hanover Precinct. It was named for Martin Bladen, a member of the Board of Trade. With the abolition of Bath County in 1739, all of its constituent precincts became counties.
Bladen's original residents included the Waccamaw people.[1]
Bladen County began as a vast territory, with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in 1750, when its western part became Anson County. In 1754 the northern part of what was left of Bladen County became Cumberland County. In 1764 the southern part of what remained of Bladen County was combined with part of New Hanover County to form Brunswick County. In 1787 the western part of the now much smaller county became Robeson County. Finally, in 1808 the southern part of Bladen County was combined with part of Brunswick County to form Columbus County.
Bladen County is considered the "mother county" of North Carolina because of the 100 counties in North Carolina, 55 of them at one point belonged to Bladen County.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1734 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1766 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1784 | Land 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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1866 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1868 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1808 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1913 | 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 | 5,084
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1800 | 7,028
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1810 | 5,671
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1820 | 7,276
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1830 | 7,811
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1840 | 8,022
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1850 | 9,767
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1860 | 11,995
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1870 | 12,831
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1880 | 16,158
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1890 | 16,763
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1900 | 17,677
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1910 | 18,006
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1920 | 19,761
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1930 | 22,389
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1940 | 27,156
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1950 | 29,703
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1960 | 28,881
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1970 | 26,477
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1980 | 30,491
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1990 | 28,663
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Research Tips
External links
www.bladeninfo.org
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