- Name
- Sangamon
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- Alternate names
- Sangamon (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 39.767°N 89.65°W
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- Located in
- Illinois, United States (1821 - )
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- See also
- Bond, Illinois, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Christian, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Logan, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Madison, Illinois, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Menard, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Inhabited place
- Andrew
- Archer
- Arlington Heights
- Auburn
- Barclay
- Bates
- Beamington
- Berlin
- Bissell
- Bradfordton
- Breckenridge
- Buckhart
- Buffalo Hart
- Buffalo
- Cantrall
- Cascade
- Chatham
- Cimic
- Clayville
- Clear Lake
- Curran
- Dawson
- Divernon
- Ellis
- Farmingdale
- Glenarm
- Grandview
- Green Acres
- Haynes
- Huffaker
- Illiopolis
- Irwins Park
- Jerome
- Keys
- Lanesville
- Leland Grove
- Lemmon
- Loami
- Lowder
- Maxwell
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Pulaski ( 1836 - 1839 )
- New Berlin
- New City
- Pawnee Junction
- Pawnee
- Pleasant Plains
- Riddle Hill
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Salisbury
- Saunders
- Sherman
- Southern View
- Spaulding
- Springfield ( 1800 - )
- Starne
- Sudduth
- Thayer
- Toronto
- Van Wood
- Williamsville
- Woodside
- Zenobia
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- Township
- Auburn (township)
- Ball
- Buffalo Hart (township)
- Cartwright
- Chatham (township)
- Clear Lake (township)
- Cooper
- Cotton Hill
- Curran (township)
- Divernon (township)
- Fancy Creek
- Gardner
- Illiopolis (township)
- Island Grove
- Lanesville (township)
- Maxwell (township)
- Mechanicsburg (township)
- New Berlin (township)
- Pawnee (township)
- Rochester (township)
- Salisbury (township)
- Springfield (township)
- Williams
- Woodside (township)
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- Unknown
- Virden
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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
Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 188,951. Its county seat is Springfield, Illinois.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Sangamon and Menard counties.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sangamon County was formed in 1821 out of Madison and Bond Counties. The County was named for the Sangamon River, which runs through it. The name of the river comes from a Pottawatomie word Sain-guee-mon (pronounced "sang gä mun") meaning "where there is plenty to eat."
Prior to being elected President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln represented Sangamon County in the Illinois Legislature. Lincoln, along with several other legislators, was instrumental in securing the Sangamon County seat, Springfield, as the state's capital. Sangamon County was also among the area represented by Lincoln when he served in the US House of Representatives.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1822 | Land records recorded | 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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| 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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| 1830 | 12,960
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| 1840 | 14,716
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| 1850 | 19,228
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| 1860 | 32,274
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| 1870 | 46,352
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| 1880 | 52,894
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| 1890 | 61,195
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| 1900 | 71,593
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| 1910 | 91,024
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| 1920 | 100,262
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| 1930 | 111,733
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| 1940 | 117,912
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| 1950 | 131,484
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| 1960 | 146,539
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| 1970 | 161,335
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| 1980 | 176,089
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| 1990 | 178,386
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.sangamon.il.us/
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