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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Ionia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,804. The county seat is Ionia. The Ionia County Courthouse was designed by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect.
Ionia County is part of the Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | 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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1840 | 1,923
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1850 | 7,597
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1860 | 16,682
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1870 | 27,681
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1880 | 33,872
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1890 | 32,801
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1900 | 34,329
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1910 | 33,550
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1920 | 33,087
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1930 | 35,093
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1940 | 35,710
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1950 | 38,158
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1960 | 43,132
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1970 | 45,848
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1980 | 51,815
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1990 | 57,024
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Research Tips
The present extent of Ionia County was historically divided into 16 land survey townships in a grid 4 (east-west) by 4 (north-south).
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~miionia
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