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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
Okaloosa County is located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 211,668.[1] Its county seat is Crestview. Okaloosa County is included in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Okaloosa County was created by an act passed on September 7, 1915, formed from the eastern ranges of Santa Rosa County and the western ranges of Walton County.
Okaloosa is a Choctaw word meaning "black water"; oka means "water" and lusa means "black" in the Choctaw language.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1915 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1950 | 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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| 1920 | 9,360
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| 1930 | 9,897
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| 1940 | 12,900
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| 1950 | 27,533
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| 1960 | 61,175
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| 1970 | 88,187
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| 1980 | 109,920
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| 1990 | 143,776
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/
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