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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
Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 47,711. Its county seat is Freeport.
Stephenson County is included in the Freeport, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area.
History
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The land that became Stephenson County was first settled by William Waddams in 1832, who founded Waddams Grove. By 1837, population was sufficient to form Stephenson County, taking land from Jo Daviess and Winnebago counties. The county was named for Colonel Benjamin Stephenson, an official of the Illinois Territory.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1878 | 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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1840 | 2,800
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1850 | 11,666
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1860 | 25,112
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1870 | 30,608
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1880 | 31,963
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1890 | 31,338
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1900 | 34,933
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1910 | 36,821
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1920 | 37,743
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1930 | 40,064
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1940 | 40,646
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1950 | 41,595
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1960 | 46,207
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1970 | 48,861
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1980 | 49,536
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1990 | 48,052
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Stephenson County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~ilstephe/
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