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Letcher County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Letcher County

Summary

Letcher County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #24 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Letcher County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Letcher County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Letcher County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Letcher County's capital is recorded as Whitesburg[6].
  • Letcher County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[7].
  • Letcher County's shares border with is recorded as Knott County[8].
  • Letcher County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[9].
  • Letcher County's shares border with is recorded as Harlan County[10].
  • Letcher County's shares border with is recorded as Wise County[11].
  • Robert P. Letcher is named after Letcher County[12].
  • Letcher County's Commons category is recorded as Letcher County, Kentucky[13].
  • Letcher County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • January 1, 1842 marks the founding of Letcher County[15].
  • Letcher County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.12, 'lon': -82.85}[16].
  • Letcher County's official website is recorded as http://www.letchercounty.ky.gov[17].
  • Letcher County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Letcher County, Kentucky[18].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+24519'}[19].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+24572'}[20].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+24458'}[21].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+23997'}[22].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+23619'}[23].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+23123'}[24].
  • Letcher County has a population of {'amount': '+21548'}[25].
  • Letcher County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Letcher County, Kentucky[26].
  • Letcher County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Letcher County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

Letcher County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kentucky[3].

Physical Characteristics

Letcher County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+878'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24519'}[19], {'amount': '+24572'}[20], {'amount': '+24458'}[21], {'amount': '+23997'}[22], {'amount': '+23619'}[23], and {'amount': '+23123'}[24].

Designation and Status

Letcher County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1842 marks the founding of Letcher County[15]. Robert P. Letcher is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Letcher County draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #24 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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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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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3829294
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224248
    Taxonomicon id → 1805914
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Letcher County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.12, 'lon': -82.85}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Letcher County, Kentucky
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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