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Holmes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,223. Its county seat is Millersburg. The county was formed in 1824 from portions of Coshocton, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties and organized the following year. It was named after Andrew Holmes, an officer killed in the War of 1812.
Holmes County, which was about 42% Amish in 2010, and 48% in 2020, has the highest concentration of Amish in the world, which draws many visitors to the county. The Holmes Amish settlement (which also includes amish from the neighbouring counties, such as: Wayne, Coshocton, Tuscarawas and Stark) is the second biggest one in the world (after the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) and numbered 37,770 people in 2021.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1825 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1825 | 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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1830 | 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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1830 | 9,135
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1840 | 18,088
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1850 | 20,452
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1860 | 20,589
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1870 | 18,177
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1880 | 20,776
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1890 | 21,139
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1900 | 19,511
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1910 | 17,909
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1920 | 16,965
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1930 | 16,726
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1940 | 17,876
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1950 | 18,760
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1960 | 21,591
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1970 | 23,024
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1980 | 29,416
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1990 | 32,849
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Holmes County, Ohio, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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