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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
Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 13,695. Its county seat is Virginia, Illinois. It is the home of the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cass County was formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. It was named in honor of Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1826 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | 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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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | 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 | 2,981
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| 1850 | 7,253
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| 1860 | 11,325
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| 1870 | 11,580
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| 1880 | 14,493
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| 1890 | 15,963
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| 1900 | 17,222
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| 1910 | 17,372
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| 1920 | 17,896
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| 1930 | 16,537
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| 1940 | 16,425
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| 1950 | 15,097
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| 1960 | 14,539
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| 1970 | 14,219
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| 1980 | 15,084
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| 1990 | 13,437
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ilcass/cass.htm
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