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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 5,228. Its county seat is Hebron. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General and Governor John Milton Thayer.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1867 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1880 | 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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1880 | 6,113
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1890 | 12,738
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1900 | 14,325
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1910 | 14,775
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1920 | 13,976
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1930 | 13,684
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1940 | 12,262
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1950 | 10,563
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1960 | 9,118
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1970 | 7,779
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1980 | 7,582
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1990 | 6,635
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~nethayer/
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