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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
Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,943. The county seat is Clarion. The county organization became effective in January 1851, and is believed to be named either after Silas Wright, a governor of New York, or Joseph Albert Wright, a governor of Indiana.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Court 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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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | 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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| 1860 | 653
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| 1870 | 2,392
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| 1880 | 5,062
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| 1890 | 12,057
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| 1900 | 18,227
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| 1910 | 17,951
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| 1920 | 20,348
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| 1930 | 20,216
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| 1940 | 20,038
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| 1950 | 19,652
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| 1960 | 19,447
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| 1970 | 17,294
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| 1980 | 16,319
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| 1990 | 14,269
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Wright County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iawright/
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