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Name | Lowndes |
Alt names | Lowndes | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 30.833°N 83.25°W |
Located in | Georgia, United States (1825 - ) |
See also | Berrien, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Brooks, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Colquitt, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Echols, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Irwin, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lanier, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census the population was 109,233. The county seat is Valdosta. The county was created December 23, 1825.
Lowndes County is included in the Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Florida border.
The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. Part of Grand Bay, a swamp, is located in Lowndes County.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1825 | 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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1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1930 | 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 | 2,453
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1840 | 5,574
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1850 | 7,714
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1860 | 5,249
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1870 | 8,321
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1880 | 11,049
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1890 | 15,102
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1900 | 20,036
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1910 | 24,436
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1920 | 26,521
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1930 | 29,994
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1940 | 31,860
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1950 | 35,211
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1960 | 49,270
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1970 | 55,112
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1980 | 67,972
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1990 | 75,981
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~galownde/
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