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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
Menard County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 12,705. Its county seat is Petersburg. Menard County is part of the Springfield, Illinois, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Menard County was formed in 1839 out of Sangamon County. The County was named for Pierre Menard, the first lieutenant governor of Illinois.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | 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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1877 | 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 | 4,431
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1850 | 6,349
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1860 | 9,584
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1870 | 11,735
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1880 | 13,024
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1890 | 13,120
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1900 | 14,336
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1910 | 12,796
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1920 | 11,694
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1930 | 10,575
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1940 | 10,663
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1950 | 9,639
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1960 | 9,248
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1970 | 9,685
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1980 | 11,700
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1990 | 11,164
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Menard County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
According to the map associated with wikipedia:List of Illinois townships, Menard is among those Illinois counties that do not have township subdivisions.
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Menard County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~ilmenard/index.html/
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