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Historical Populations from 1840 to 2020, based on United Status Census,
along with interesting facts from over the years.
Interesting Facts About Paulding County
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1832: Paulding County establishes County Seat: Van Wert.
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1838: Indians removed west - "Trail of Tears".
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1851: Polk County formed from Paulding and Floyd County.
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1852: Paulding County has an area of 324 square miles. County builds a Calaboose (Jail) in Dallas.
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1854: County buys land for Courthouse in Dallas.
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1861: First school built in Dallas.
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1864: War comes to the county. Big Battles: Dallas, New Hope, and Pickett's Mill
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1882: Railroad comes through Paulding County.
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1883: Freight train wreck at Big Raccoon Trestle.
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1884: Grand Jury Investigates "Nest of gamblers" in Paulding County. William B. Hogue, first sheriff of Paulding County died.
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1886: Watermelons sold for 2 cents each.
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1887: Ice storm kills most fruit.
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1892: New courthouse built for Paulding County at a cost of $18,337.
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1903: Cotton crops bring in 10,630 bales.
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1912: Tornado destroys the third Narroway Baptist Church building.
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1915: New Dallas High School cost $15,000. The new school term was 100 days.
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1919: Copper mines close.
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1924: Ford Motor Company "Runabout" sold for $265.
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1929: "Sunday Excursion" round trip to Atlanta cost $1.25 on the Seaboard Railway.
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1934: Seaboard train wreck near Mt. Olivet.
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1939: Electric cooking cost $1.75 a month or less.
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1941: Paulding farmers planted 100,000 kudzu plants.
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1942: Most snow in 50 years at 14 inches.
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1945: Paulding County has 3,055 families.
Historical Population - Source: United States Census
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1840: 2,556
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1850: 7,039
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1860: 7,038
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1870: 7,639
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1880: 10,887
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1890: 11,948
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1900: 12,969
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1910: 14,124
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1920: 14,025
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1930: 12,327
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1940: 12,832
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1950: 11,752
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1960: 13,101
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1970: 17,520
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1980: 26,110
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1990: 41,611
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2000: 81,678
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2010: 142,324
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2020: 173,281