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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
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,842. Its county seat is Lexington. The county was founded in 1821 and named for James Henderson, a soldier in the War of 1812.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1821 | County formed | 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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1850 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1861 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1893 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1908 | 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 | 8,748
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1840 | 11,875
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1850 | 13,164
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1860 | 14,491
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1870 | 14,217
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1880 | 17,430
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1890 | 16,336
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1900 | 18,117
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1910 | 17,030
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1920 | 18,436
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1930 | 17,655
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1940 | 19,220
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1950 | 17,173
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1960 | 16,115
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1970 | 17,291
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1980 | 21,390
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1990 | 21,844
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Henderson 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.
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