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Jay County

county in Indiana, United States
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Jay County

Summary

Jay County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #45 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jay County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Jay County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jay County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Jay County's capital is recorded as Portland[6].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County[7].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[8].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Darke County[9].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Randolph County[10].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Wells County[11].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[12].
  • Jay County's shares border with is recorded as Blackford County[13].
  • John Jay is named after Jay County[14].
  • Jay County's Commons category is recorded as Jay County, Indiana[15].
  • 1836 marks the founding of Jay County[16].
  • Jay County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.43, 'longitude': -85.01}[17].
  • Jay County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.jay.in.us[18].
  • Jay County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jay County, Indiana[19].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21253'}[20].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21178'}[21].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21374'}[22].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21385'}[23].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21330'}[24].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+21121'}[25].
  • Jay County has a population of {'amount': '+20478'}[26].
  • Jay County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Jay County, Indiana[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Jay County covers an area of {'amount': '+994'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+21253'}[20], {'amount': '+21178'}[21], {'amount': '+21374'}[22], {'amount': '+21385'}[23], {'amount': '+21330'}[24], and {'amount': '+21121'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1836 marks the founding of Jay County[16]. John Jay is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Jay County draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #45 of 92).[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

Indiana John Jay United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1836-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Obo gazetteer id → 00204754
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