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Story County

county in Iowa, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_iowa Q485364
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Story County

Summary

Story County is a county of Iowa[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_iowa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Story County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Story County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Story County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Story County's capital is recorded as Nevada[6].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Hardin County[7].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Polk County[8].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[9].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[10].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Jasper County[11].
  • Story County's shares border with is recorded as Boone County[12].
  • Joseph Story is named after Story County[13].
  • Story County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nevada[14].
  • Story County's Commons category is recorded as Story County, Iowa[15].
  • 1846 marks the founding of Story County[16].
  • Story County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.037777777778, 'lon': -93.466388888889}[17].
  • Story County's official website is recorded as https://www.storycountyiowa.gov/[18].
  • Story County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Story County, Iowa[19].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+89542'}[20].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+89595'}[21].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+90834'}[22].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+91630'}[23].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+92406'}[24].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+96021'}[25].
  • Story County has a population of {'amount': '+98537'}[26].
  • Story County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Story County, Iowa[27].

Body

Geography

Story County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Story County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1486'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+89542'}[20], {'amount': '+89595'}[21], {'amount': '+90834'}[22], {'amount': '+91630'}[23], {'amount': '+92406'}[24], and {'amount': '+96021'}[25].

Designation and Status

Story County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].

History and Context

1846 marks the founding of Story County[16]. Joseph Story is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Story County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_iowa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Iowa 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.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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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. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805628
    Umls cui → C3827914
    Obo gazetteer id → 00007943
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Iowa
    Named after → Joseph Story
    Aliases → —
    Capital → Nevada
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108561, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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