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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
Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 9,421. The county seat is Fowler.
History
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Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas H. Benton (D), U.S. Senator from Missouri. The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874.
Courthouse
The current Benton County courthouse, located in Fowler, was designed by Gordon P. Randall of Chicago and built in 1874 by Levi L. Leach at a cost of $62,257. The new courthouse was an impressive building from an architectural standpoint, but also provided much-needed improvements in security, including large fire-proof vaults. Randall had designed the Marshall County courthouse a few years earlier.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | 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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| 1850 | 1,144
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| 1860 | 2,809
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| 1870 | 5,615
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| 1880 | 11,108
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| 1890 | 11,903
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| 1900 | 13,123
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| 1910 | 12,688
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| 1920 | 12,206
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| 1930 | 11,886
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| 1940 | 11,117
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| 1950 | 11,462
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| 1960 | 11,912
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| 1970 | 11,262
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| 1980 | 10,218
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| 1990 | 9,441
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inbenton/
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