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McCracken County

county in Kentucky, United States
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McCracken County

Summary

McCracken County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 187 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #30 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • McCracken County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • McCracken County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McCracken County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • McCracken County's capital is recorded as Paducah[6].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Massac County[7].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[8].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[9].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Graves County[10].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Carlisle County[11].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Ballard County[12].
  • McCracken County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[13].
  • Virgil McCracken is named after McCracken County[14].
  • McCracken County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paducah[15].
  • McCracken County's Commons category is recorded as McCracken County, Kentucky[16].
  • McCracken County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[17].
  • December 17, 1824 marks the founding of McCracken County[18].
  • McCracken County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.06, 'lon': -88.72}[19].
  • McCracken County's official website is recorded as http://mccrackencounty.org[20].
  • McCracken County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McCracken County, Kentucky[21].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65565'}[22].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65565'}[23].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65826'}[24].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65634'}[25].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65373'}[26].
  • McCracken County has a population of {'amount': '+65018'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

McCracken County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+694'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+65565'}[22], {'amount': '+65826'}[24], {'amount': '+65634'}[25], {'amount': '+65373'}[26], {'amount': '+65018'}[27], and {'amount': '+67875'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 17, 1824 marks the founding of McCracken County[18]. Virgil McCracken is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

McCracken County draws 187 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #30 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from McCracken County, Kentucky
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Paducah
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.06, 'lon': -88.72}
    Population → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108753, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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