Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of Alabama^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_alabama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,445 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jefferson County is located in Alabama^[3].
• Jefferson County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama^[5].
• Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Birmingham^[6].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Tuscaloosa County^[7].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Bibb County^[8].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Blount County^[9].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Walker County^[10].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as St. Clair County^[11].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County^[12].
• Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County^[13].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Birmingham^[14].
• Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, Alabama^[15].
• Jefferson County's licence plate code is recorded as 1^[16].
• December 13, 1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County^[17].
• Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.52, 'longitude': -86.81}^[18].
• Jefferson County's official website is recorded as http://jeffconline.jccal.org^[19].
• Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, Alabama^[20].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658466'}^[21].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658514'}^[22].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+657998'}^[23].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658327'}^[24].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+659479'}^[25].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+660367'}^[26].
• Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+674721'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Alabama^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'amount': '+2911'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+658466'}^[21], {'amount': '+658514'}^[22], {'amount': '+657998'}^[23], {'amount': '+658327'}^[24], {'amount': '+659479'}^[25], and {'amount': '+660367'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama^[5].

History and Context

December 13, 1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County^[17]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_alabama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,445 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]