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Woodford County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Woodford County

Summary

Woodford County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_kentucky entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Woodford County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Woodford County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Woodford County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Woodford County's capital is recorded as Versailles[6].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[7].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Fayette County[8].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Jessamine County[9].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[10].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[11].
  • Woodford County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[12].
  • William Woodford is named after Woodford County[13].
  • Woodford County's Commons category is recorded as Woodford County, Kentucky[14].
  • November 2, 1788 marks the founding of Woodford County[15].
  • Woodford County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.04, 'longitude': -84.74}[16].
  • Woodford County's official website is recorded as https://woodfordcounty.ky.gov[17].
  • Woodford County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Woodford County, Kentucky[18].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+24939'}[19].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+24999'}[20].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+24916'}[21].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+25049'}[22].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+25275'}[23].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+25793'}[24].
  • Woodford County has a population of {'amount': '+26871'}[25].
  • Woodford County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Woodford County, Kentucky[26].
  • Woodford County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Woodford County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Woodford County covers an area of {'amount': '+497'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24939'}[19], {'amount': '+24999'}[20], {'amount': '+24916'}[21], {'amount': '+25049'}[22], {'amount': '+25275'}[23], and {'amount': '+25793'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

November 2, 1788 marks the founding of Woodford County[15]. William Woodford is named after it[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Woodford County include it[29], a county of Illinois[30], in United States[31], founded in 1841[32].

Why It Matters

Woodford County ranks in the top 8% of county_of_kentucky entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include it[29], a county of Illinois[30], in United States[31], founded in 1841[32].

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Woodford County, Ke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Woodford County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805969
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224339
    Umls cui → C3810752
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  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Woodford County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.04, 'longitude': -84.74}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Woodford County, Kentucky
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108800, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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