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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
Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,065. The county seat is Catlettsburg, and its largest city is Ashland. The county was formed in 1860. Its are found at the northeastern edge of the state near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia. Boyd County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | Marriage 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 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Court 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 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1860 | 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 | 6,044
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| 1870 | 8,573
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| 1880 | 12,165
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| 1890 | 14,033
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| 1900 | 18,834
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| 1910 | 23,444
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| 1920 | 29,281
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| 1930 | 43,849
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| 1940 | 45,938
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| 1950 | 49,949
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| 1960 | 52,163
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| 1970 | 52,376
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| 1980 | 55,513
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| 1990 | 51,150
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/
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