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Pike County
County Seat:
Pittsfield
Previous Seats:
Coles Grove, 1821; Atlas, 1824; Pittsfield, 1833
Area:
829 square miles
Population:
Population: 2,396 (1830 census) - 16,430 (2010 census)
Named for:
Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Explorer of Upper Mississippi and the Southwest
Created on:
January 31, 1821
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