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In 1802, the Creek Indians signed the Treaty of Fort Wilkinson,
which ceded their lands in two different areas to Georgia. The
northern cession involved land west of the Oconee River, which
the legislature divided into two new counties -- Baldwin and
Wilkinson -- on May 11, 1803.
In 1805, the Creeks signed the Treaty of Washington, which
extended Georgia westward to the Ocmulgee River. An act of June
26, 1806 added lands ceded by the Creeks to Baldwin and Wilkinson
counties. On Dec. 10, 1807, the legislature divided Baldwin County
into four new counties -- Morgan, Jones, Putnam, and Randolph
(which was renamed Jasper). In the same act, Baldwin County was
given land east of the Oconee River from Hancock and Washington
counties.
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Useful Census
Links:
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Historical
Census Data Browser
Census 2000 (Georgia
Tech State Data and Research Center)
Georgia 2000 Information
System (University of Georgia ITOS)
Galileo
Demographic & Census Data
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Census |
Pop. |
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2000 |
44,700 |
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1990 |
39,530 |
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1980 |
34,686 |
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1970 |
34,240 |
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1960 |
34,064 |
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1950 |
29,706 |
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1940 |
24,190 |
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1930 |
22,878 |
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1920 |
19,791 |
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1910 |
18,354 |
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1900 |
17,768 |
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1890 |
14,608 |
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1880 |
13,806 |
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1870 |
10,618 |
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1860 |
9,078 |
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1850 |
8,148 |
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1840 |
7,250 |
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1830 |
7,295 |
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1820 |
7,734 |
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1810 |
6,356 |
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1800 |
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1790 |
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- Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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