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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,989. Its county seat is Aberdeen.
History
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The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Part of the county east of the Tombigbee River originally made-up part of the Alabama Territory, belonging to Marion County, until new lines of demarcation put it in the State of Mississippi in 1821.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 2,721
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| 1830 | 3,861
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| 1840 | 9,250
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| 1850 | 21,172
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| 1860 | 21,283
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| 1870 | 22,631
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| 1880 | 28,553
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| 1890 | 30,730
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| 1900 | 31,216
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| 1910 | 35,178
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| 1920 | 32,613
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| 1930 | 36,141
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| 1940 | 37,648
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| 1950 | 36,543
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| 1960 | 33,953
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| 1970 | 34,043
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| 1980 | 36,404
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| 1990 | 36,582
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msmonroe/index.htm
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