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McCreary County

county in Kentucky, United States
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McCreary County

Summary

McCreary County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #34 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • McCreary County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • McCreary County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McCreary County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • McCreary County's capital is recorded as Whitley City[6].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[7].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Laurel County[8].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Whitley County[9].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[10].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[11].
  • McCreary County's shares border with is recorded as Campbell County[12].
  • James B. McCreary is named after McCreary County[13].
  • McCreary County's Commons category is recorded as McCreary County, Kentucky[14].
  • March 12, 1912 marks the founding of McCreary County[15].
  • McCreary County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.74, 'longitude': -84.48}[16].
  • McCreary County's significant event is recorded as creation[17].
  • McCreary County's official website is recorded as http://www.mccrearycounty.com[18].
  • McCreary County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McCreary County, Kentucky[19].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+18306'}[20].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+18294'}[21].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+18272'}[22].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+18053'}[23].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+17989'}[24].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+17878'}[25].
  • McCreary County has a population of {'amount': '+16888'}[26].
  • McCreary County's contains settlement is recorded as Pine Knot[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

McCreary County covers an area of {'amount': '+1115'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18306'}[20], {'amount': '+18294'}[21], {'amount': '+18272'}[22], {'amount': '+18053'}[23], {'amount': '+17989'}[24], and {'amount': '+17878'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

March 12, 1912 marks the founding of McCreary County[15]. James B. McCreary is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

McCreary County draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #34 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 29 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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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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/McCreary County, Ke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/McCreary County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3829161
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224241
    Taxonomicon id → 1805929
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  3. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from McCreary County, Kentucky
    Contains settlement → Pine Knot, Stearns, Whitley City
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 36.74, 'longitude': -84.48}
    Population → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108754, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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