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Powell County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Powell County

Summary

Powell County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #53 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Powell County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Powell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Powell County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Powell County's capital is recorded as Stanton[6].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[7].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Menifee County[8].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Wolfe County[9].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County[10].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Estill County[11].
  • Powell County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[12].
  • Lazarus Powell is named after Powell County[13].
  • Powell County's Commons category is recorded as Powell County, Kentucky[14].
  • January 7, 1852 marks the founding of Powell County[15].
  • Powell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.83, 'longitude': -83.83}[16].
  • Powell County's official website is recorded as http://www.powellcounty.ky.gov[17].
  • Powell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Powell County, Kentucky[18].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12613'}[19].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12667'}[20].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12628'}[21].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12479'}[22].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12494'}[23].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+12269'}[24].
  • Powell County has a population of {'amount': '+13129'}[25].
  • Powell County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Powell County, Kentucky[26].
  • Powell County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4698'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Powell County covers an area of {'amount': '+467'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12613'}[19], {'amount': '+12667'}[20], {'amount': '+12628'}[21], {'amount': '+12479'}[22], {'amount': '+12494'}[23], and {'amount': '+12269'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 7, 1852 marks the founding of Powell County[15]. Lazarus Powell is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Powell County draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #53 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 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.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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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Edit History

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. 16d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224281
    Umls cui → C3812277
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Powell County, Kent
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Powell County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  2. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Powell County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.83, 'longitude': -83.83}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Powell County, Kentucky
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108779, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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