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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
Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,556. In a 2018 census estimate, the population was 106,512. Its county seat is Sumter.
Sumter County comprises the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, combined with neighboring Lee and Clarendon counties, formed the Sumter-Bishopville-Manning Combined Statistical Area, otherwise known as the "East Midlands" area.
It is the home of Shaw AFB, headquarters to the 9th Air Force, AFCENT, United States Army Central, with a number of other tenant units. It is one of largest bases in the USAF's Air Combat Command.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1774 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1795 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | 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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| 1790 | 4,548
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| 1800 | 13,103
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| 1810 | 19,054
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| 1820 | 25,369
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| 1830 | 28,277
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| 1840 | 27,892
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| 1850 | 33,220
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| 1860 | 23,859
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| 1870 | 25,268
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| 1880 | 37,037
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| 1890 | 43,605
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| 1900 | 51,237
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| 1910 | 38,472
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| 1920 | 43,040
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| 1930 | 45,902
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| 1940 | 52,463
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| 1950 | 57,634
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| 1960 | 74,941
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| 1970 | 79,425
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| 1980 | 88,243
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| 1990 | 102,637
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Sumter County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.sumtercountysc.org
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