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| Name | Giles |
| Alt names | Giles | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.317°N 80.683°W |
| Located in | Virginia, United States (1806 - ) |
| See also | Bland, Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Craig, Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Montgomery, Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tazewell, Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wythe, Virginia, 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
Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,787. Its county seat is Pearisburg.
Giles County is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Giles County is the location of Mountain Lake, one of only two natural fresh water lakes in Virginia. The lake drains into Little Stony Creek, which passes over a waterfall known as The Cascades before reaching the New River.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Giles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell counties. The county is named for William Branch Giles who was born in Amelia County in 1762. Giles became a lawyer and from there was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1790 to 1815. He also served in the Virginia General Assembly from 1816 to 1822. In 1827, he was elected Governor. In all, he served his nation and state around a total of forty years.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1806 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | 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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| 1810 | 3,745
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| 1820 | 4,521
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| 1830 | 5,274
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| 1840 | 5,307
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| 1850 | 6,570
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| 1860 | 6,883
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| 1870 | 5,875
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| 1880 | 8,794
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| 1890 | 9,090
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| 1900 | 10,793
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| 1910 | 11,623
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| 1920 | 11,901
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| 1930 | 12,804
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| 1940 | 14,635
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| 1950 | 18,956
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| 1960 | 17,219
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| 1970 | 16,741
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| 1980 | 17,810
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| 1990 | 16,366
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