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Ray County

county in Missouri, United States
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Ray County

Summary

Ray County is a county of Missouri[1]. It draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #23 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ray County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Ray County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ray County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Ray County's capital is recorded as Richmond[6].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County[7].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Clinton County[8].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County[9].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Lafayette County[10].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[11].
  • Ray County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[12].
  • John Ray is named after Ray County[13].
  • Ray County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Richmond[14].
  • Ray County's Commons category is recorded as Ray County, Missouri[15].
  • November 16, 1820 marks the founding of Ray County[16].
  • Ray County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.35, 'longitude': -93.99}[17].
  • Ray County's official website is recorded as http://www.raycountymo.com/[18].
  • Ray County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ray County, Missouri[19].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23494'}[20].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23478'}[21].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23315'}[22].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23079'}[23].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23039'}[24].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+22810'}[25].
  • Ray County has a population of {'amount': '+23158'}[26].
  • Ray County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ray County, Missouri[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Ray County covers an area of {'amount': '+1486'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+23494'}[20], {'amount': '+23478'}[21], {'amount': '+23315'}[22], {'amount': '+23079'}[23], {'amount': '+23039'}[24], and {'amount': '+22810'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

November 16, 1820 marks the founding of Ray County[16]. John Ray is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Ray County draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #23 of 114).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Missouri United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00185171
    Umls cui → C3828365
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Ray County, Missour
    Taxonomicon id → 1806470
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Ray County, Missouri.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential "
  2. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'amount': '+32165'}
    Category for people who died here → Q106387756
    Population → {'amount': '+23494'}, {'amount': '+23478'}, {'amount': '+23315'} +4
    Capital → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109259, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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