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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
Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time.
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| 1856 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1980 | 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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| 1860 | 4,508
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| 1870 | 4,785
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| 1880 | 7,772
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| 1890 | 9,345
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| 1900 | 19,653
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| 1910 | 34,162
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| 1920 | 46,500
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| 1930 | 51,167
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| 1940 | 52,458
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| 1950 | 56,336
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| 1960 | 43,579
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| 1970 | 35,947
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| 1980 | 43,863
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| 1990 | 39,573
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Note: Norton city, formed from Wise County (1954).
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