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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
Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 58,498. Its county seat is Morrison. The county is bounded on the west by the Mississippi River. Whiteside County comprises the Sterling, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dixon-Sterling, IL Combined Statistical Area. U.S. President Ronald Reagan was born in 1911 in the Whiteside County community of Tampico.
History
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This area was long occupied by varying cultures of Native Americans.
Whiteside County was organized by European Americans in 1836 from parts of Jo Daviess and Henry counties. It was named for General Samuel Whiteside, an Illinois officer in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War.
Whiteside County's boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation in 1836.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | 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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| 1857 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | 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 | 2,514
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| 1850 | 5,361
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| 1860 | 18,737
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| 1870 | 27,503
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| 1880 | 30,885
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| 1890 | 30,854
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| 1900 | 34,710
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| 1910 | 34,507
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| 1920 | 36,174
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| 1930 | 39,019
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| 1940 | 43,338
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| 1950 | 49,336
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| 1960 | 59,887
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| 1970 | 62,877
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| 1980 | 65,970
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| 1990 | 60,186
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Note: The Rock Island-Whiteside county boundary differed slightly in 1860 from its alignment in 1840-50 and 1870-1990.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Whiteside 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.whiteside.org/
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