Place:McCracken, Kentucky, United States

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NameMcCracken
Alt namesMcCrackensource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.05°N 88.7°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1825 - )
See alsoBallard, Kentucky, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Livingston, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery Paducah
Census-designated place
Hendron
Massac
Reidland
Inhabited place
Camelia
Cecil
Cimota City
Elva
Freemont
Future City
Grahamville
Hardmoney
Heath
High Point
Krebs
Lamont
Littleville
Lone Oak
Maxon Crossing
Maxon
Melber
Oakdale
Oaks
Paducah ( 1800 - )
Ragland
Riverview
Rossington
Saint Johns
Shady Grove
Stiles Crossing
West Future City
West Paducah
Woodlawn
Woodlawn-Oakdale
Woodville
Unknown
Concord
Ingleside
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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McCracken County is a county located in the far western portion of U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,875. The county seat and only municipality is Paducah. McCracken County was the 78th county formed in the state, having been created in 1825. It is part of the historic Jackson Purchase, territory sold by the Chickasaw people to General Andrew Jackson and Governor Isaac Shelby; this territory was located at the extreme western end of Kentucky.

Paducah developed based on its "River and Rail" traffic. Steamboats, barges, and the Illinois Central Railroad were the basis of the economy into the late 20th century. In the 1920s, the Illinois Central built the largest operating and maintenance base in the world here.

In the 21st century, McCracken County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1825 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1852 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
1830 1,297
1840 4,745
1850 6,067
1860 10,360
1870 13,988
1880 16,262
1890 21,051
1900 28,733
1910 35,064
1920 37,246
1930 46,271
1940 48,534
1950 49,137
1960 57,306
1970 58,281
1980 61,310
1990 62,879
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States

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External links

www.co.mccracken.ky.us/

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