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Russell County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Russell County

Summary

Russell County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #57 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Russell County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Russell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Russell County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Russell County's capital is recorded as Jamestown[6].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Adair County[7].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County[8].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Clinton County[9].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[10].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[11].
  • Russell County's shares border with is recorded as Casey County[12].
  • William Russell is named after Russell County[13].
  • Russell County's Commons category is recorded as Russell County, Kentucky[14].
  • December 14, 1825 marks the founding of Russell County[15].
  • Russell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.99, 'longitude': -85.06}[16].
  • Russell County's official website is recorded as http://www.russellcountyky.com[17].
  • Russell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Russell County, Kentucky[18].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17565'}[19].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17551'}[20].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17661'}[21].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17585'}[22].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17752'}[23].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17662'}[24].
  • Russell County has a population of {'amount': '+17991'}[25].
  • Russell County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7122'}[26].
  • Russell County's native label is recorded as Russell County[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Russell County covers an area of {'amount': '+732'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17565'}[19], {'amount': '+17551'}[20], {'amount': '+17661'}[21], {'amount': '+17585'}[22], {'amount': '+17752'}[23], and {'amount': '+17662'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 14, 1825 marks the founding of Russell County[15]. William Russell is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Russell County draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #57 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 17d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Russell County, Ken
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Russell County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805953
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224324
    Umls cui → C3810638
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  4. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 36.99, 'longitude': -85.06}
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+2993'}, {'amount': '+2928'}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Russell County, Kentucky
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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