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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
Lowndes County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 59,779. Its county seat is Columbus. The county is named for U.S. Congressman and slave owner William Jones Lowndes.
Lowndes County comprises the Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Since the late 20th century, it has been designated as one of three counties in the Golden Triangle region of the state.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1830 | County formed | 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 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 3,173
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| 1840 | 14,513
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| 1850 | 19,544
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| 1860 | 23,625
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| 1870 | 30,502
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| 1880 | 28,244
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| 1890 | 27,047
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| 1900 | 29,095
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| 1910 | 30,703
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| 1920 | 27,632
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| 1930 | 29,987
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| 1940 | 35,245
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| 1950 | 37,852
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| 1960 | 46,639
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| 1970 | 49,700
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| 1980 | 57,304
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| 1990 | 59,308
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mslownde/
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