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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Stanton County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 6,129. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1867. It was first called Izard County until 1862, when it was renamed for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.
Stanton County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Stanton County is represented by the prefix 53 (it had the 53rd-greatest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1862 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1865 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1870 | 636
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1880 | 1,813
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1890 | 4,619
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1900 | 6,959
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1910 | 7,542
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1920 | 7,756
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1930 | 7,809
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1940 | 6,887
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1950 | 6,387
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1960 | 5,783
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1970 | 5,758
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1980 | 6,549
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1990 | 6,244
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~nestanto
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