Barbour County

county in Alabama, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_alabama Q109437
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Barbour County is an administrative area located in the United States . It was established on December 18, 1832 . The county seat is Clayton [1].

As of 2020, the population of Barbour County was 25,000 [2].

Barbour County

Summary

Barbour County is a county of Alabama[1]. It draws 672 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #9 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barbour County is located in Alabama[3].
  • Barbour County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Barbour County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].
  • Barbour County's capital is recorded as Clayton[6].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Russell County[7].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Quitman County[8].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Stewart County[9].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[10].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[11].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Dale County[12].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[13].
  • Barbour County's shares border with is recorded as Bullock County[14].
  • James Barbour is named after Barbour County[15].
  • Barbour County's Commons category is recorded as Barbour County, Alabama[16].
  • Barbour County's licence plate code is recorded as 6[17].
  • December 18, 1832 marks the founding of Barbour County[18].
  • Barbour County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.865833333333, 'lon': -85.396111111111}[19].
  • Barbour County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barbour County, Alabama[20].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+27457'}[21].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+27341'}[22].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+27301'}[23].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+27232'}[24].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+27076'}[25].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+29038'}[26].
  • Barbour County has a population of {'amount': '+26489'}[27].

Body

Geography

Barbour County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Alabama[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2343'}[28], {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+884.88'}[29], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2292'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27457'}[21], {'amount': '+27341'}[22], {'amount': '+27301'}[23], {'amount': '+27232'}[24], {'amount': '+27076'}[25], and {'amount': '+29038'}[26].

Designation and Status

Barbour County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].

History and Context

December 18, 1832 marks the founding of Barbour County[18]. James Barbour is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Barbour County draws 672 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #9 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Q114502058. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved . archives.alabama.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . factfinder.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] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2000 United States Census. factfinder.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with Russell County, Quitman County, Stewart County +5
    Named after
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Alabama
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2343'}, {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+884.88'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2292'}
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