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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
Jefferson County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,701. Its county seat is Charles Town. The county was founded in 1801, and today is part of the Washington metropolitan area.
Timeline
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| 1801 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | 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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| 1810 | No significant boundary changes after this year | 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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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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 | 11,851
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| 1820 | 13,087
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| 1830 | 12,927
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| 1840 | 14,082
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| 1850 | 15,357
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| 1860 | 14,535
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| 1870 | 13,219
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| 1880 | 15,005
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| 1890 | 15,553
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| 1900 | 15,935
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| 1910 | 15,889
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| 1920 | 15,729
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| 1930 | 15,780
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| 1940 | 16,762
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| 1950 | 17,184
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| 1960 | 18,665
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| 1970 | 21,280
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| 1980 | 30,302
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| 1990 | 35,926
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