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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lewis County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,032. Its county seat is Monticello. The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory.
Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1833 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Probate 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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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | 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 | 6,040
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1850 | 6,578
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1860 | 12,286
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1870 | 15,114
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1880 | 15,925
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1890 | 15,935
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1900 | 16,724
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1910 | 15,514
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1920 | 13,465
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1930 | 12,093
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1940 | 11,490
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1950 | 10,733
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1960 | 10,984
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1970 | 10,993
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1980 | 10,901
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1990 | 10,233
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~molewis/
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