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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
Osage County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,274. Its county seat is Linn. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named from the Osage River.
Osage County is part of the Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its geography and the founding of Westphalia Vineyards links it to the Missouri Rhineland, extending along the Missouri River valley to the western edges of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Westphalia Vineyards, although started only in 2005, won the gold medal in the National Norton Festival Wine Competition in St. Louis in 2007 for the top-rated wine from the Norton grape.
According to data from the 2010 census, Osage County is the whitest county in Missouri, with 98.85 percent of residents being white.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1841 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1841 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1841 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | 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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1850 | 6,704
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1860 | 7,879
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1870 | 10,793
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1880 | 11,824
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1890 | 13,080
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1900 | 14,096
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1910 | 14,283
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1920 | 13,559
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1930 | 12,462
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1940 | 12,375
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1950 | 11,301
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1960 | 10,867
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1970 | 10,994
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1980 | 12,014
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1990 | 12,018
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~moosage/vosage.htm
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