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Hancock County

county in Indiana, United States
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Hancock County

Summary

Hancock County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 328 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #19 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hancock County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Hancock County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hancock County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Hancock County's capital is recorded as Greenfield[6].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Madison County[7].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[8].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[9].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Rush County[10].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[11].
  • Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[12].
  • John Hancock is named after Hancock County[13].
  • Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenfield[14].
  • Hancock County's Commons category is recorded as Hancock County, Indiana[15].
  • January 26, 1827 marks the founding of Hancock County[16].
  • Hancock County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.82, 'longitude': -85.77}[17].
  • Hancock County's official website is recorded as http://www.hancockcoingov.org[18].
  • Hancock County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hancock County, Indiana[19].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+70002'}[20].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+70203'}[21].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+70471'}[22].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+70896'}[23].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+71575'}[24].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+72520'}[25].
  • Hancock County has a population of {'amount': '+79840'}[26].
  • Hancock County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Indiana[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hancock County covers an area of {'amount': '+794'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+70002'}[20], {'amount': '+70203'}[21], {'amount': '+70471'}[22], {'amount': '+70896'}[23], {'amount': '+71575'}[24], and {'amount': '+72520'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 26, 1827 marks the founding of Hancock County[16]. John Hancock is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Hancock County draws 328 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #19 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Indiana John Hancock United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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. 17d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1827-01-26T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Greenfield
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Hancock County, Indiana.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
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