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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
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 26,556. The county seat is Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Clay County was formed in 1825. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, a famous antebellum American statesman.
The town of Bowling Green was the original county seat, with the first courthouse constructed in 1828. By the 1860s, with the construction of the National Road (the old Cumberland Road and presently US 40) and various railroads, the city of Brazil became a far more important and prosperous town. Efforts to relocate the county seat to Brazil began in 1871, and after much debate, the relocation was granted in 1876. The old court house in Bowling Green burned (by arson, according to county folklore) and a new one erected in Brazil. The fifth county courthouse was completed in 1914 and serves the residents of Clay County to this day.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1851 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | 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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| 1830 | 1,616
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| 1840 | 5,567
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| 1850 | 7,944
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| 1860 | 12,161
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| 1870 | 19,084
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| 1880 | 25,854
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| 1890 | 30,536
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| 1900 | 34,285
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| 1910 | 32,535
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| 1920 | 29,447
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| 1930 | 26,479
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| 1940 | 25,365
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| 1950 | 23,918
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| 1960 | 24,207
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| 1970 | 23,933
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| 1980 | 24,862
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| 1990 | 24,705
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/
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