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Morgan County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 123,421. The county seat is Decatur. The county was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818, from land acquired from the Cherokee Indians in the Treaty of Turkeytown, and was originally called Cotaco County. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia. It is a prohibition or dry county, although alcohol sales are allowed in the cities of Decatur, Hartselle, and Priceville. Morgan County is included in the Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. It is a part of the North, Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
History
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Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1818 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1983 | 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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1820 | 5,263
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1830 | 9,062
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1840 | 9,841
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1850 | 10,125
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1860 | 11,335
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1870 | 12,187
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1880 | 16,428
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1890 | 24,089
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1900 | 28,820
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1910 | 33,781
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1920 | 40,196
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1930 | 46,176
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1940 | 48,148
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1950 | 52,924
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1960 | 60,454
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1970 | 77,306
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1980 | 90,231
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1990 | 100,043
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Note: Morgan's 1820-30 census boundaries were the same as those of 1850-1870 and nearly the same as those of 1880-1990.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Morgan County, Alabama, United States
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