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Nelson County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Summary

Nelson County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #39 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nelson County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Nelson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Nelson County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Nelson County's capital is recorded as Bardstown[6].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Spencer County[7].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[8].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[10].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as LaRue County[11].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Hardin County[12].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Bullitt County[13].
  • Thomas Nelson is named after Nelson County[14].
  • Nelson County's Commons category is recorded as Nelson County, Kentucky[15].
  • October 18, 1784 marks the founding of Nelson County[16].
  • Nelson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.8, 'longitude': -85.47}[17].
  • Nelson County's official website is recorded as http://www.nelsoncountyky.com[18].
  • Nelson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nelson County, Kentucky[19].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+43437'}[20].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+43606'}[21].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+44045'}[22].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+44358'}[23].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+44540'}[24].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+45126'}[25].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+46738'}[26].
  • Nelson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Kentucky[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Nelson County covers an area of {'amount': '+1098'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+43437'}[20], {'amount': '+43606'}[21], {'amount': '+44045'}[22], {'amount': '+44358'}[23], {'amount': '+44540'}[24], and {'amount': '+45126'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

October 18, 1784 marks the founding of Nelson County[16]. Thomas Nelson is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Nelson County draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #39 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Nelson County, Kent
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Nelson County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  2. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224288
    Umls cui → C3812328
    Taxonomicon id → 1805939
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  3. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Nelson County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.8, 'longitude': -85.47}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Nelson County, Kentucky
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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