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Hancock County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Hancock County

Summary

Hancock County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #58 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hancock County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Hancock County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hancock County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Hancock County's capital is recorded as Hawesville[6].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Breckinridge County[7].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Ohio County[8].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Daviess County[9].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Spencer County[10].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[11].
  • John Hancock is named after Hancock County[12].
  • Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hawesville[13].
  • Hancock County's Commons category is recorded as Hancock County, Kentucky[14].
  • January 3, 1829 marks the founding of Hancock County[15].
  • Hancock County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.84, 'longitude': -86.78}[16].
  • Hancock County's official website is recorded as http://www.hancockky.us[17].
  • Hancock County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hancock County, Kentucky[18].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8565'}[19].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8556'}[20].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8576'}[21].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8662'}[22].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8687'}[23].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+8692'}[24].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+9095'}[25].
  • Hancock County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Kentucky[26].
  • Hancock County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3364'}[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hancock County covers an area of {'amount': '+515'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8565'}[19], {'amount': '+8556'}[20], {'amount': '+8576'}[21], {'amount': '+8662'}[22], {'amount': '+8687'}[23], and {'amount': '+8692'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 3, 1829 marks the founding of Hancock County[15]. John Hancock is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Hancock County draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #58 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

John Hancock Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] ↑ . 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. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224204
    Umls cui → C3815168
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Hancock County, Ken
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Hancock County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Hawesville
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.84, 'longitude': -86.78}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Hancock County, Kentucky
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108726, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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