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Lake County is a county situated in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois along the shores of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, making it the third-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Waukegan, the ninth-largest city in Illinois. Lake County is one of the collar counties of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the 2000 census, Lake County is the 31st richest county in the nation by per capita income. The lakefront communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Highland Park are part of the affluent North Shore area.
Naval Station Great Lakes is located in the city of North Chicago. It is the United States Navy's Headquarters Command for training, and the Navy's only recruit training center.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court 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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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | 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 | 2,634
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| 1850 | 14,226
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| 1860 | 18,257
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| 1870 | 21,014
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| 1880 | 21,296
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| 1890 | 24,235
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| 1900 | 34,504
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| 1910 | 55,058
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| 1920 | 74,285
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| 1930 | 104,387
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| 1940 | 121,094
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| 1950 | 179,097
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| 1960 | 293,656
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| 1970 | 382,638
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| 1980 | 440,372
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| 1990 | 516,418
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lake County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
- Outstanding guide to Lake 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.
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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