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Name | Cuyahoga |
Alt names | Cayahoga | source: Resource:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990, 1800 census | | Cuyahoga | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 41.433°N 81.667°W |
Located in | Ohio, United States (1808 - ) |
See also | Huron, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lake, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lorain, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Trumbull, Ohio, 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
Cuyahoga County ( or ) is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S.-Canada maritime border. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,264,817, making it the second-most-populous county in the state.
The county seat and largest city is Cleveland. The county is bisected by the Cuyahoga River, after which it was named. "Cuyahoga" is an Iroquoian word meaning "crooked river". Cuyahoga County is the core of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area and of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1808 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1810 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1811 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1823 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1810 | 1,459
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1820 | 6,328
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1830 | 10,373
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1840 | 26,506
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1850 | 48,099
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1860 | 78,033
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1870 | 132,010
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1880 | 196,943
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1890 | 309,970
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1900 | 439,120
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1910 | 637,425
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1920 | 943,495
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1930 | 1,201,455
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1940 | 1,217,250
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1950 | 1,389,532
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1960 | 1,647,895
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1970 | 1,721,300
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1980 | 1,498,400
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1990 | 1,412,140
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.cuyahoga.oh.us/home/default.asp
Cuyahoga County Links from the Northest Ohio Computer-aided Genealogy Society
Cleveland Library Necrology Index
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