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| On July 31, 1906, the General Assembly
proposed a constitutional amendment to create Ben Hill County
from Irwin and Wilcox counties. In that year's general election,
voters ratified the constitutional amendment on Nov. 6, 1906,
which is considered the date of Ben Hill County's creation. |
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Useful Census
Links:
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Historical
Census Data Browser
Office of Planning and Budget Census Data Program
Georgia 2000 Information
System (University of Georgia ITOS)
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Census |
Pop. |
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2000 |
17,484 |
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1990 |
16,245 |
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1980 |
16,000 |
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1970 |
13,171 |
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1960 |
13,633 |
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1950 |
14,879 |
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1940 |
14,523 |
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1930 |
13,047 |
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1920 |
14,599 |
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1910 |
11,863 |
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1900 |
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1890 |
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1880 |
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1870 |
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1860 |
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1850 |
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1840 |
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1830 |
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1820 |
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1810 |
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1800 |
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1790 |
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- Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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