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Jefferson County

county in Indiana, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_indiana Q1139839
Jefferson County
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Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #36 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jefferson County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Madison[6].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Ripley County[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Switzerland County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Trimble County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[11].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[12].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Jennings County[13].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[14].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Madison[15].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hanover[16].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, Indiana[17].
  • Jefferson County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[18].
  • November 23, 1810 marks the founding of Jefferson County[19].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.79, 'lon': -85.44}[20].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as https://jeffersoncounty.in.gov/[21].
  • Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, Indiana[22].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+32428'}[23].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+32425'}[24].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+32314'}[25].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+32489'}[26].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+32458'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+940'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32428'}[23], {'amount': '+32425'}[24], {'amount': '+32314'}[25], {'amount': '+32489'}[26], {'amount': '+32458'}[27], and {'amount': '+32416'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

November 23, 1810 marks the founding of Jefferson County[19]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #36 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Indiana Thomas Jefferson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3816492
    Country → United States
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+940'}
    Obo gazetteer id → 00204854
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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