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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,547. Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. The county seat is Ackerman.
The county is named after the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans. They had long occupied this territory as their homeland before European exploration. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were forced by the United States to cede their lands and to move west of the Mississippi River to what became Indian Territory (today's state of Oklahoma).
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1833 | 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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1879 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | Land 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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1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1881 | Marriage 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 | 6,010
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1850 | 11,402
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1860 | 15,722
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1870 | 16,988
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1880 | 9,036
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1890 | 10,847
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1900 | 13,036
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1910 | 14,357
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1920 | 12,491
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1930 | 12,339
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1940 | 13,548
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1950 | 11,009
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1960 | 8,423
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1970 | 8,440
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1980 | 8,996
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1990 | 9,071
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mschocta/
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