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Hardin County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Hardin County

Summary

Hardin County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #23 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hardin County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Hardin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hardin County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Hardin County's capital is recorded as Elizabethtown[6].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Meade County[7].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Breckinridge County[8].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Hart County[9].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as LaRue County[10].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[11].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Bullitt County[12].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Nelson County[13].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County[14].
  • Hardin County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[15].
  • John Hardin is named after Hardin County[16].
  • Hardin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elizabethtown[17].
  • Hardin County's Commons category is recorded as Hardin County, Kentucky[18].
  • Hardin County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[19].
  • December 15, 1792 marks the founding of Hardin County[20].
  • Hardin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7, 'lon': -85.96}[21].
  • Hardin County's official website is recorded as http://www.hcky.org[22].
  • Hardin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hardin County, Kentucky[23].
  • Hardin County has a population of {'amount': '+105543'}[24].
  • Hardin County has a population of {'amount': '+106996'}[25].
  • Hardin County has a population of {'amount': '+107463'}[26].
  • Hardin County has a population of {'amount': '+107153'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hardin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1631'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+105543'}[24], {'amount': '+106996'}[25], {'amount': '+107463'}[26], {'amount': '+107153'}[27], {'amount': '+108191'}[29], and {'amount': '+106439'}[30].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 15, 1792 marks the founding of Hardin County[20]. John Hardin is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Hardin County draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #23 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Hardin County, Kentucky
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Elizabethtown
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.7, 'lon': -85.96}
    Population → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108727, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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