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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
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 33,866. The county seat is Frankfort.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York State and architect of the Erie Canal. The act forming the county was approved by the Indiana General Assembly on January 29, 1830, and created Clinton from the eastern parts of neighboring Tippecanoe County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1829 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | County formed | 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 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 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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| 1830 | 1,423
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| 1840 | 7,508
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| 1850 | 11,869
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| 1860 | 14,505
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| 1870 | 17,330
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| 1880 | 23,472
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| 1890 | 27,370
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| 1900 | 28,202
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| 1910 | 26,674
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| 1920 | 27,737
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| 1930 | 27,329
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| 1940 | 28,411
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| 1950 | 29,734
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| 1960 | 30,765
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| 1970 | 30,547
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| 1980 | 31,545
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| 1990 | 30,974
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inclinto/
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