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Owsley County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Owsley County

Summary

Owsley County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #15 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Owsley County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Owsley County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Owsley County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Owsley County's capital is recorded as Booneville[6].
  • Owsley County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[7].
  • Owsley County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[8].
  • Owsley County's shares border with is recorded as Breathitt County[9].
  • Owsley County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County[10].
  • Owsley County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[11].
  • William Owsley is named after Owsley County[12].
  • Owsley County's Commons category is recorded as Owsley County, Kentucky[13].
  • Owsley County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • January 23, 1843 marks the founding of Owsley County[15].
  • Owsley County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.41, 'lon': -83.69}[16].
  • Owsley County's official website is recorded as http://www.owsleycountykentucky.org[17].
  • Owsley County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Owsley County, Kentucky[18].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4755'}[19].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4777'}[20].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4827'}[21].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4717'}[22].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4654'}[23].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4461'}[24].
  • Owsley County has a population of {'amount': '+4051'}[25].
  • Owsley County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Owsley County, Kentucky[26].
  • Owsley County's category for people born here is recorded as Q108128223[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Owsley County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+513'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4755'}[19], {'amount': '+4777'}[20], {'amount': '+4827'}[21], {'amount': '+4717'}[22], {'amount': '+4654'}[23], and {'amount': '+4461'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 23, 1843 marks the founding of Owsley County[15]. William Owsley is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Owsley County draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #15 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828681
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224297
    Taxonomicon id → 1805944
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.41, 'lon': -83.69}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Owsley County, Kentucky
    Located in → —
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