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Ballard County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Ballard County is an administrative area located in Kentucky, within the United States. It was established on February 15, 1842. The county's capital is Wickliffe. As of 2020, its population was 7.7k[1].

Ballard County

Summary

Ballard County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #49 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ballard County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Ballard County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ballard County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Ballard County's capital is recorded as Wickliffe[6].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Alexander County[7].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[8].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as McCracken County[9].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Carlisle County[10].
  • Ballard County's shares border with is recorded as Mississippi County[11].
  • Bland Ballard is named after Ballard County[12].
  • Ballard County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wickliffe[13].
  • Ballard County's Commons category is recorded as Ballard County, Kentucky[14].
  • Ballard County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[15].
  • February 15, 1842 marks the founding of Ballard County[16].
  • Ballard County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.06, 'lon': -89}[17].
  • Ballard County's official website is recorded as https://ballardcounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx[18].
  • Ballard County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ballard County, Kentucky[19].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8249'}[20].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8259'}[21].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8289'}[22].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8328'}[23].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8332'}[24].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+8212'}[25].
  • Ballard County has a population of {'amount': '+7728'}[26].
  • Ballard County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Ballard County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Ballard County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+709'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8249'}[20], {'amount': '+8259'}[21], {'amount': '+8289'}[22], {'amount': '+8328'}[23], {'amount': '+8332'}[24], and {'amount': '+8212'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 15, 1842 marks the founding of Ballard County[16]. Bland Ballard is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Ballard County draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #49 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.06, 'lon': -89}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kentucky
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Bland Ballard
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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