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Magoffin County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Magoffin County

Summary

Magoffin County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 538 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #61 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magoffin County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Magoffin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Magoffin County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Magoffin County's capital is recorded as Salyersville[6].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[7].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[8].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Floyd County[9].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Knott County[10].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Breathitt County[11].
  • Magoffin County's shares border with is recorded as Wolfe County[12].
  • Beriah Magoffin is named after Magoffin County[13].
  • Magoffin County's Commons category is recorded as Magoffin County, Kentucky[14].
  • February 22, 1860 marks the founding of Magoffin County[15].
  • Magoffin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.7, 'longitude': -83.06}[16].
  • Magoffin County's official website is recorded as http://magoffincounty.ky.gov/[17].
  • Magoffin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magoffin County, Kentucky[18].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+13333'}[19].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+13316'}[20].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+13228'}[21].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+13065'}[22].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+12950'}[23].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+12808'}[24].
  • Magoffin County has a population of {'amount': '+11637'}[25].
  • Magoffin County's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[26].
  • Magoffin County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Magoffin County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Magoffin County covers an area of {'amount': '+801'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13333'}[19], {'amount': '+13316'}[20], {'amount': '+13228'}[21], {'amount': '+13065'}[22], {'amount': '+12950'}[23], and {'amount': '+12808'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 22, 1860 marks the founding of Magoffin County[15]. Beriah Magoffin is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Magoffin County draws 538 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #61 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 17d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Magoffin County, Ke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Magoffin County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805923
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224245
    Umls cui → C3829221
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  3. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Magoffin County, Kentucky
    Described by source → The American Cyclopædia
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.7, 'longitude': -83.06}
    Population → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108757, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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