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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
Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Paris.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823. It was named for John Edgar, an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.
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Edgar County (1823), with unorganized territory attached to it. |
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Edgar County (1825–1826) |
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Edgar County (1826–1830) |
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Edgar County (1830–present), with the additional territory incorporated into Coles County |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1823 | County formed | 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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| 1823 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Probate 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | 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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| 1830 | 4,071
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| 1840 | 8,225
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| 1850 | 10,692
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| 1860 | 16,925
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| 1870 | 21,450
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| 1880 | 25,499
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| 1890 | 26,787
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| 1900 | 28,273
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| 1910 | 27,336
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| 1920 | 25,769
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| 1930 | 24,966
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| 1940 | 24,430
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| 1950 | 23,407
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| 1960 | 22,550
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| 1970 | 21,591
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| 1980 | 21,725
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| 1990 | 19,595
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Edgar County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Edgar County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~iledgar/
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