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Spencer County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Spencer County

Summary

Spencer County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 262 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #61 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spencer County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Spencer County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Spencer County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Spencer County's capital is recorded as Taylorsville[6].
  • Spencer County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[7].
  • Spencer County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[8].
  • Spencer County's shares border with is recorded as Nelson County[9].
  • Spencer County's shares border with is recorded as Bullitt County[10].
  • Spencer County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[11].
  • Spier Spencer is named after Spencer County[12].
  • Spencer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taylorsville[13].
  • Spencer County is part of Louisville metropolitan area[14].
  • Spencer County's Commons category is recorded as Spencer County, Kentucky[15].
  • Spencer County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[16].
  • January 7, 1824 marks the founding of Spencer County[17].
  • Spencer County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.03, 'lon': -85.32}[18].
  • Spencer County's official website is recorded as http://www.spencercountyky.gov[19].
  • Spencer County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spencer County, Kentucky[20].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17061'}[21].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17121'}[22].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17353'}[23].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17432'}[24].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17637'}[25].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+17894'}[26].
  • Spencer County has a population of {'amount': '+19490'}[27].

Body

Geography

Spencer County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kentucky[3]. It is part of Louisville metropolitan area[14].

Physical Characteristics

Spencer County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+497'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17061'}[21], {'amount': '+17121'}[22], {'amount': '+17353'}[23], {'amount': '+17432'}[24], {'amount': '+17637'}[25], and {'amount': '+17894'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 7, 1824 marks the founding of Spencer County[17]. Spier Spencer is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Spencer County draws 262 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #61 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 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.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805957
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224328
    Umls cui → C3813602
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Spencer County, Kentucky
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Taylorsville
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.03, 'lon': -85.32}
    Population → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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