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| Gilmer County was created from
Cherokee County on Dec. 3, 1832 by an act of the General Assembly.
As originally constituted, Gilmer County extended to the Tennessee
border (see
map). Later created in part or whole from its original boundaries
were Pickens (1853), Fannin (1854), and Dawson (1857) counties. |
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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 |
23,456 |
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1990 |
13,368 |
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1980 |
11,110 |
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1970 |
8,956 |
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1960 |
8,922 |
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1950 |
9,963 |
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1940 |
9,001 |
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1930 |
7,344 |
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1920 |
8,406 |
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1910 |
9,237 |
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1900 |
10,198 |
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1890 |
9,074 |
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1880 |
8,386 |
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1870 |
6,644 |
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1860 |
6,724 |
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1850 |
8,440 |
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1840 |
2,536 |
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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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