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Boyd County

county in Kentucky, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_kentucky Q491996
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Boyd County

Summary

Boyd County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #45 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boyd County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Boyd County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Boyd County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Boyd County's capital is recorded as Catlettsburg[6].
  • Boyd County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County[7].
  • Boyd County's shares border with is recorded as Greenup County[8].
  • Boyd County's shares border with is recorded as Carter County[9].
  • Boyd County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County[10].
  • Boyd County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[11].
  • Linn Boyd is named after Boyd County[12].
  • Boyd County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Catlettsburg[13].
  • Boyd County's Commons category is recorded as Boyd County, Kentucky[14].
  • February 16, 1860 marks the founding of Boyd County[15].
  • Boyd County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.36, 'longitude': -82.69}[16].
  • Boyd County's official website is recorded as http://www.boydcountyky.com[17].
  • Boyd County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boyd County, Kentucky[18].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+49542'}[19].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+49682'}[20].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+49440'}[21].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+49198'}[22].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+48886'}[23].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+48325'}[24].
  • Boyd County has a population of {'amount': '+48261'}[25].
  • Boyd County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyd County, Kentucky[26].
  • Boyd County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Boyd County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Boyd County covers an area of {'amount': '+419'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+49542'}[19], {'amount': '+49682'}[20], {'amount': '+49440'}[21], {'amount': '+49198'}[22], {'amount': '+48886'}[23], and {'amount': '+48325'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 16, 1860 marks the founding of Boyd County[15]. Linn Boyd is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Boyd County draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #45 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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  1. 13d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1860-02-16T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Catlettsburg
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Boyd County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
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