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Jefferson County

county in Missouri, United States
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Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of Missouri[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #36 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jefferson County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Hillsboro[6].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as St. Louis County[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as St. Francois County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Ste. Genevieve County[11].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County[12].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[13].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, Missouri[14].
  • 1818 marks the founding of Jefferson County[15].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.26, 'lon': -90.54}[16].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as http://www.jeffcomo.org[17].
  • Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, Missouri[18].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+218733'}[19].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+219087'}[20].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+219703'}[21].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+220229'}[22].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+221396'}[23].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+224124'}[24].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+226739'}[25].
  • Jefferson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Missouri[26].
  • Jefferson County's category for people born here is recorded as Q28651851[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1720'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+218733'}[19], {'amount': '+219087'}[20], {'amount': '+219703'}[21], {'amount': '+220229'}[22], {'amount': '+221396'}[23], and {'amount': '+224124'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1818 marks the founding of Jefferson County[15]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #36 of 114).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Missouri Thomas Jefferson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . hillsboromo.org. hillsboromo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . jeffcomo.org. jeffcomo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . hillsboromo.org. hillsboromo.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . hillsboromo.org. hillsboromo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . hillsboromo.org. hillsboromo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . jeffcomo.org. jeffcomo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.26, 'lon': -90.54}
    Country → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → county of Missouri
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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