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| Name | Breathitt |
| Alt names | Breathitt | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.533°N 83.317°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1839 - ) |
| See also | Clay, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Estill, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Knott, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Owsley, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Perry, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Breathitt County is a county in the eastern Appalachian portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,878. Its county seat is Jackson. The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John Breathitt, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834. Breathitt County was a prohibition or dry county, until a public vote in July 2016 that allowed alcohol sales.
Timeline
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| 1838 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | 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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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | 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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| 1840 | 2,195
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| 1850 | 3,785
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| 1860 | 4,980
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| 1870 | 5,672
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| 1880 | 7,742
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| 1890 | 8,705
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| 1900 | 14,322
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| 1910 | 17,540
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| 1920 | 20,614
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| 1930 | 21,143
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| 1940 | 23,946
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| 1950 | 19,964
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| 1960 | 15,490
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| 1970 | 14,221
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| 1980 | 17,004
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| 1990 | 15,703
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.breathittcounty.com/
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