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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
Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. As one of the "cabinet counties" it was named for the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch under President Andrew Jackson. The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1833.
Branch County comprises the Coldwater, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | 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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1840 | 5,715
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1850 | 12,472
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1860 | 20,981
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1870 | 26,226
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1880 | 27,941
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1890 | 26,791
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1900 | 27,811
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1910 | 25,605
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1920 | 23,997
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1930 | 23,950
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1940 | 25,845
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1950 | 30,202
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1960 | 34,903
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1970 | 37,906
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1980 | 40,188
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1990 | 41,502
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Research Tips
External links
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