Bent County

county in Colorado, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_colorado Q312201
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Bent County

Summary

Bent County is a county of Colorado[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #32 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bent County is located in Colorado[3].
  • Bent County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bent County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].
  • Bent County's capital is recorded as Las Animas[6].
  • Bent County's shares border with is recorded as Kiowa County[7].
  • Bent County's shares border with is recorded as Prowers County[8].
  • Bent County's shares border with is recorded as Baca County[9].
  • Bent County's shares border with is recorded as Las Animas County[10].
  • Bent County's shares border with is recorded as Otero County[11].
  • William Bent is named after Bent County[12].
  • Bent County's Commons category is recorded as Bent County, Colorado[13].
  • February 6, 1874 marks the founding of Bent County[14].
  • Bent County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.95, 'lon': -103.08}[15].
  • Bent County's official website is recorded as http://www.bentcounty.org[16].
  • Bent County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bent County, Colorado[17].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+6499'}[18].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+6507'}[19].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+6305'}[20].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+5780'}[21].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+5688'}[22].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+5830'}[23].
  • Bent County has a population of {'amount': '+5650'}[24].
  • Bent County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado[25].
  • Bent County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Bent County, Colorado[26].
  • Bent County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q111729002[27].

Body

Geography

Bent County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Colorado[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bent County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3991'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6499'}[18], {'amount': '+6507'}[19], {'amount': '+6305'}[20], {'amount': '+5780'}[21], {'amount': '+5688'}[22], and {'amount': '+5830'}[23].

Designation and Status

Bent County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].

History and Context

February 6, 1874 marks the founding of Bent County[14]. William Bent is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Bent County draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #32 of 63).[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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . census.gov. 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] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Colorado
    Obo gazetteer id 22224694
    Instance of county of Colorado
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