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Ballard County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Ballard County

Summary

Ballard County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #49 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ballard County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Ballard County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ballard County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Ballard County's capital is recorded as Wickliffe[6].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Alexander County[7].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[8].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as McCracken County[9].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Carlisle County[10].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Mississippi County[11].
  • Bland Ballard is named after Ballard County[12].
  • Ballard County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wickliffe[13].
  • Ballard County's Commons category is recorded as Ballard County, Kentucky[14].
  • February 15, 1842 marks the founding of Ballard County[15].
  • Ballard County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.06, 'longitude': -89}[16].
  • Ballard County's official website is recorded as http://www.ballardcounty.ky.gov[17].
  • Ballard County's official website is recorded as https://ballardcounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx[18].
  • Ballard County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ballard County, Kentucky[19].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8249'}[20].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8259'}[21].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8289'}[22].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8328'}[23].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8332'}[24].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8212'}[25].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+7728'}[26].
  • Ballard County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Ballard County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

Ballard County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kentucky[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ballard County covers an area of {'amount': '+709'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8249'}[20], {'amount': '+8259'}[21], {'amount': '+8289'}[22], {'amount': '+8328'}[23], {'amount': '+8332'}[24], and {'amount': '+8212'}[25].

Designation and Status

Ballard County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].

History and Context

February 15, 1842 marks the founding of Ballard County[15]. Bland Ballard is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Ballard County draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #49 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224132
    Umls cui → C3831420
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Ballard County, Ken
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Ballard County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.06, 'longitude': -89}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kentucky
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Bland Ballard
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108684, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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