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Name | Ozark |
Alt names | Decatur County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS29025734 | | Ozark | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 36.65°N 92.45°W |
Located in | Missouri, United States (1841 - ) |
See also | Douglas, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ripley, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Taney, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Webster, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Ozark County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,553. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. The county was organized as Ozark County, named after the Ozark Mountains, on January 29, 1841. It was renamed Decatur County, after Commodore Stephen Decatur, from 1843 to 1845, after which the name Ozark County was restored.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1841 | County formed | 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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1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1858 | 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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1865 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | 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 | 2,294
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1860 | 2,447
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1870 | 3,363
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1880 | 5,618
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1890 | 9,795
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1900 | 12,145
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1910 | 11,926
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1920 | 11,125
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1930 | 9,537
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1940 | 10,766
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1950 | 8,856
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1960 | 6,744
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1970 | 6,226
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1980 | 7,961
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1990 | 8,598
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~moozark/oz.htm
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