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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Ottawa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2020 Census, the population was 296,200. The county seat is Grand Haven. The county is named for the Ottawa Nation. It was set off in 1831 and organized in 1837.[1]
Ottawa County is included in the Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1834 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1844 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1866 | 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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1840 | 208
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1850 | 5,587
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1860 | 13,215
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1870 | 26,651
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1880 | 33,126
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1890 | 35,358
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1900 | 39,667
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1910 | 45,301
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1920 | 47,660
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1930 | 54,858
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1940 | 59,660
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1950 | 73,751
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1960 | 98,719
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1970 | 128,181
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1980 | 157,174
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1990 | 187,768
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