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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
Quitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,223, making it the fifth-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Marks. The county is named after John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 and from 1850 to 1851.
Quitman County is located in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1877 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1878 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1878 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1880 | 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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1880 | 1,407
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1890 | 3,286
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1900 | 5,435
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1910 | 11,593
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1920 | 19,861
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1930 | 25,304
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1940 | 27,191
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1950 | 25,885
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1960 | 21,019
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1970 | 15,888
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1980 | 12,636
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1990 | 10,490
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msquitma
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