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| Name | St. Joseph |
| Alt names | Saint Joseph | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Saint Joseph county | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | St. Joseph | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 41.667°N 86.233°W |
| Located in | Indiana, United States (1830 - ) |
| See also | Lake, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | LaPorte, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marshall, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Porter, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Starke, Indiana, 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
St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by residents, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it to Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend. St. Joseph County is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1830 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | 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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| 1830 | 287
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| 1840 | 6,425
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| 1850 | 10,954
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| 1860 | 18,455
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| 1870 | 25,322
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| 1880 | 33,178
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| 1890 | 42,457
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| 1900 | 58,881
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| 1910 | 84,312
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| 1920 | 103,304
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| 1930 | 160,033
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| 1940 | 161,823
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| 1950 | 205,058
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| 1960 | 238,614
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| 1970 | 245,045
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| 1980 | 241,617
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| 1990 | 247,052
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/
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