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Jefferson County

county in Alabama, United States
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Jefferson County is an administrative area in the United States[1]. It was established on December 13, 1819. The county's capital is Birmingham[2]. As of the 2020 census, Jefferson County had a population of 675,000[3].

Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of Alabama[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_alabama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (701 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jefferson County is located in Alabama[3].
  • Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Birmingham[6].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Tuscaloosa County[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Bibb County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Blount County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Walker County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as St. Clair County[11].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[12].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[13].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Birmingham[14].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, Alabama[15].
  • Jefferson County's licence plate code is recorded as 1[16].
  • December 13, 1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County[17].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.52, 'lon': -86.81}[18].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as http://jeffconline.jccal.org[19].
  • Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, Alabama[20].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658466'}[21].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658514'}[22].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+657998'}[23].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+658327'}[24].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+659479'}[25].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+660367'}[26].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+674721'}[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Alabama[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2911'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+658466'}[21], {'amount': '+658514'}[22], {'amount': '+657998'}[23], {'amount': '+658327'}[24], {'amount': '+659479'}[25], and {'amount': '+660367'}[26].

Designation and Status

Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].

History and Context

December 13, 1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County[17]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_alabama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (701 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Alabama Thomas Jefferson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q114502058. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved . archives.alabama.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Tuscaloosa County, Bibb County, Blount County +3
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alabama
    Official website → http://jeffconline.jccal.org
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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