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Name | Scioto |
Alt names | Scioto | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.8°N 82.983°W |
Located in | Ohio, United States (1803 - ) |
See also | Adams, Ohio, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pike, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Ohio, United States | Parent 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
Scioto County is a county located along the Ohio River in the south central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded March 24, 1804, from Adams County and is named for a Native American word referring to deer or deer-hunting. Scioto County comprises the Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1803 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1803 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1809 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1810 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1856 | 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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1810 | 3,399
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1820 | 5,750
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1830 | 8,740
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1840 | 11,192
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1850 | 18,428
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1860 | 24,297
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1870 | 29,302
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1880 | 33,511
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1890 | 35,377
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1900 | 40,981
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1910 | 48,463
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1920 | 62,850
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1930 | 81,221
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1940 | 86,565
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1950 | 82,910
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1960 | 84,216
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1970 | 76,951
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1980 | 84,545
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1990 | 80,327
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Research Tips
External links
www.sciotocountyohio.com/
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