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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
Ripley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 26,523. The county seat is Versailles.
History
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Ripley County was formed in 1818. It was named for Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, an officer in the War of 1812, who was mainly remembered for the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Siege of Fort Erie, in 1814.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | 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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| 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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| 1820 | 1,822
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| 1830 | 3,989
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| 1840 | 10,392
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| 1850 | 14,820
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| 1860 | 19,054
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| 1870 | 20,977
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| 1880 | 21,627
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| 1890 | 19,350
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| 1900 | 19,881
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| 1910 | 19,452
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| 1920 | 18,694
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| 1930 | 18,078
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| 1940 | 18,898
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| 1950 | 18,763
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| 1960 | 20,641
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| 1970 | 21,138
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| 1980 | 24,398
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| 1990 | 24,616
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inripley
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