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Bell County

county in Kentucky, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_kentucky Q491941
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Bell County

Summary

Bell County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 358 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #32 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bell County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Bell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bell County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Bell County's capital is recorded as Pineville[6].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[7].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Leslie County[8].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Harlan County[9].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County[10].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Claiborne County[11].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Whitley County[12].
  • Bell County's shares border with is recorded as Knox County[13].
  • Joshua Fry Bell is named after Bell County[14].
  • Bell County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pineville[15].
  • Bell County's Commons category is recorded as Bell County, Kentucky[16].
  • February 28, 1867 marks the founding of Bell County[17].
  • Bell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.74, 'longitude': -83.67}[18].
  • Bell County's official website is recorded as http://www.bellcountychamber.com[19].
  • Bell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bell County, Kentucky[20].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+28691'}[21].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+28702'}[22].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+28635'}[23].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+28158'}[24].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+27885'}[25].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+27337'}[26].
  • Bell County has a population of {'amount': '+24097'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Bell County covers an area of {'amount': '+936'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28691'}[21], {'amount': '+28702'}[22], {'amount': '+28635'}[23], {'amount': '+28158'}[24], {'amount': '+27885'}[25], and {'amount': '+27337'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 28, 1867 marks the founding of Bell County[17]. Joshua Fry Bell is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Bell County draws 358 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #32 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 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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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 14d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224143
    Umls cui → C3811352
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Bell County, Kentuc
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Bell County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
  2. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 36.74, 'longitude': -83.67}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kentucky
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Joshua Fry Bell
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108687, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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