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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
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is included in the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the county's population was 104,686. Its county seat is Carthage6. Jasper County is notable as one of the few counties whose largest city, Joplin, is not the county seat. The county was organized in 1841 and named for Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1841 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | 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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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | 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 | 4,223
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| 1860 | 6,883
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| 1870 | 14,928
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| 1880 | 32,019
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| 1890 | 50,500
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| 1900 | 84,018
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| 1910 | 89,673
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| 1920 | 75,941
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| 1930 | 73,810
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| 1940 | 78,705
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| 1950 | 79,106
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| 1960 | 78,863
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| 1970 | 79,852
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| 1980 | 86,958
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| 1990 | 90,465
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mojasper/
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