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Holmes County

county in Ohio, United States
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Summary

Holmes County is a county of Ohio[1]. It draws 1,014 Wikipedia views per month (county of ohio category, ranking #14 of 88).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ohio[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Capital: Millersburg[5]
  • Shares border with: Wayne County[6], Stark County[7], Tuscarawas County[8], Coshocton County[9], Knox County[10], Ashland County[11]
  • Named after: Andrew Holmes[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Millersburg[13]
  • Headquarters location: Millersburg[14]
  • Commons category: Holmes County, Ohio[15]
  • Licence plate code: 38[16]
  • Inception: January 4, 1825[17]
  • Coordinate location: 40.56, -81.93[18]
  • Authority: government of Holmes County[19]
  • Official website: http://www.holmescounty.com[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Holmes County, Ohio[21]
  • Population: 42,366[22], 42,471[23], 42,770[24], 43,094[25], 43,593[26], 43,909[27], 44,223[28]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Holmes County, Ohio[29]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Holmes County, Ohio[30]
  • Number of households: 12,351[31]
  • Native label: Holmes County[32]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C109768[33]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Holmes County, Ohio[34]
  • Different from: Holmes County[35]
  • Area: 1098[36]
  • Water as percent of area: 0.3[37]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Holmes County, Ohio[38]

Why It Matters

Holmes County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Ohio United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225721
    Umls cui → C3812696
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Holmes County, Ohio
    Taxonomicon id → 1807054
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Holmes County, Ohio.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential e"
  2. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Country → —
    Coordinates → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 40.56, 'longitude': -81.93}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C109768, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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