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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
Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). Its county seat is Charleston. The county was created in 1901 by an act of the South Carolina State Legislature.
Charleston County is included in the Charleston- North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1671 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1671 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1700 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1790 | 66,985
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1800 | 57,480
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1810 | 63,179
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1820 | 80,212
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1830 | 86,338
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1840 | 82,661
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1850 | 72,805
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1860 | 70,100
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1870 | 88,863
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1880 | 102,800
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1890 | 59,903
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1900 | 88,006
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1910 | 88,594
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1920 | 108,450
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1930 | 101,050
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1940 | 121,105
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1950 | 164,856
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1960 | 216,382
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1970 | 247,650
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1980 | 276,974
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1990 | 295,039
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Charleston County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.charlestoncounty.org/
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