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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian (southern) region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,088. Its county seat is Waverly. The county is named for explorer Zebulon Pike.
History
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Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812. Pike County was the site of the Pike County Massacre where eight members of the Rhoden family were shot and killed the evening of April 21–22, 2016.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1799 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1815 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1815 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1815 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | 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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1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | 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 | 4,253
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1830 | 6,024
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1840 | 7,626
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1850 | 10,953
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1860 | 13,643
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1870 | 15,447
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1880 | 17,927
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1890 | 17,482
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1900 | 18,172
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1910 | 15,723
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1920 | 14,151
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1930 | 13,876
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1940 | 16,113
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1950 | 14,607
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1960 | 19,380
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1970 | 19,114
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1980 | 22,802
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1990 | 24,249
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Research Tips
External links
www.scioto.org/Pike/
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