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Bourbon County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Summary

Bourbon County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_kentucky entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bourbon County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Bourbon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bourbon County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Bourbon County's capital is recorded as Paris[6].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[7].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Nicholas County[8].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Bath County[9].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[10].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[11].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Fayette County[12].
  • Bourbon County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[13].
  • House of Bourbon is named after Bourbon County[14].
  • Bourbon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paris[15].
  • Bourbon County's Commons category is recorded as Bourbon County, Kentucky[16].
  • January 1, 1786 marks the founding of Bourbon County[17].
  • Bourbon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.2, 'longitude': -84.21}[18].
  • Bourbon County's official website is recorded as http://www.parisky.com[19].
  • Bourbon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bourbon County, Kentucky[20].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+19985'}[21].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+19969'}[22].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+19988'}[23].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+20014'}[24].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+19998'}[25].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+20116'}[26].
  • Bourbon County has a population of {'amount': '+20252'}[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Bourbon County covers an area of {'amount': '+755'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19985'}[21], {'amount': '+19969'}[22], {'amount': '+19988'}[23], {'amount': '+20014'}[24], {'amount': '+19998'}[25], and {'amount': '+20116'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1786 marks the founding of Bourbon County[17]. House of Bourbon is named after it[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bourbon County include it[29], a county of Kansas[30], in United States[31], founded in 1855[32], headquartered in Fort Scott[33].

Why It Matters

Bourbon County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_kentucky entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,399 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include it[29], a county of Kansas[30], in United States[31], founded in 1855[32], headquartered in Fort Scott[33].

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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1254020675
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Bourbon County, Ken
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Bourbon County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  3. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → bourbon-county
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: bourbon-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920014|bourbon county (#289920014)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  4. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  5. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224144
    Taxonomicon id → 1805858
    Umls cui → C3811354
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  6. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.2, 'longitude': -84.21}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kentucky
    Aliases → —
    Named after → House of Bourbon
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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