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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Crittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,902. The county seat is Marion, and the largest city is West Memphis. Located in the Arkansas Delta, Crittenden County is Arkansas's 12th county, formed October 22, 1825, and named for Robert Crittenden, the first Secretary of the Arkansas Territory.
Crittenden County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the county's media comes from Memphis, although some Little Rock TV (Arkansas Educational Television Network, KATV) is imported by Comcast Cable. It lies within Arkansas's 1st congressional district.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1826 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Probate 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 1,272
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1840 | 1,561
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1850 | 2,648
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1860 | 4,920
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1870 | 3,831
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1880 | 9,415
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1890 | 13,940
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1900 | 14,529
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1910 | 22,447
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1920 | 29,309
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1930 | 39,717
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1940 | 42,473
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1950 | 47,184
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1960 | 47,564
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1970 | 48,106
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1980 | 49,499
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1990 | 49,939
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States
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