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Hancock County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Hancock County

Summary

Hancock County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #21 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hancock County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Hancock County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hancock County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Hancock County's capital is recorded as New Cumberland[6].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Beaver County[7].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[8].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Brooke County[9].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[10].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Columbiana County[11].
  • John Hancock is named after Hancock County[12].
  • Hancock County's Commons category is recorded as Hancock County, West Virginia[13].
  • January 15, 1848 marks the founding of Hancock County[14].
  • Hancock County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.52, 'lon': -80.58}[15].
  • Hancock County's official website is recorded as http://www.hancockcountywv.org[16].
  • Hancock County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hancock County, West Virginia[17].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+30676'}[18].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+30662'}[19].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+30513'}[20].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+30370'}[21].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+30291'}[22].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+29815'}[23].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+29095'}[24].
  • Hancock County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, West Virginia[25].
  • Hancock County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Hancock County, West Virginia[26].
  • Hancock County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q60940707[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hancock County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+229'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30676'}[18], {'amount': '+30662'}[19], {'amount': '+30513'}[20], {'amount': '+30370'}[21], {'amount': '+30291'}[22], and {'amount': '+29815'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 15, 1848 marks the founding of Hancock County[14]. John Hancock is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Hancock County draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #21 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

John Hancock United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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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. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808340
    Obo gazetteer id → 00151495
    Umls cui → C3815164
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  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of West Virginia, county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.hancockcountywv.org
    Category for people who died here → Q60940707
    Instance of → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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