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Wells County

county in Indiana, United States
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Wells County

Summary

Wells County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #54 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wells County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Wells County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wells County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Wells County's capital is recorded as Bluffton[6].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Allen County[7].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County[8].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Jay County[9].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Blackford County[10].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County[11].
  • Wells County's shares border with is recorded as Huntington County[12].
  • William Wells is named after Wells County[13].
  • Wells County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bluffton[14].
  • Wells County's Commons category is recorded as Wells County, Indiana[15].
  • Wells County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[16].
  • 1837 marks the founding of Wells County[17].
  • Wells County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.73, 'lon': -85.22}[18].
  • Wells County's official website is recorded as http://www.wellscounty.org[19].
  • Wells County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wells County, Indiana[20].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27636'}[21].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27660'}[22].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27724'}[23].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27718'}[24].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27814'}[25].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+27964'}[26].
  • Wells County has a population of {'amount': '+28180'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wells County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Indiana[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wells County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+959'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27636'}[21], {'amount': '+27660'}[22], {'amount': '+27724'}[23], {'amount': '+27718'}[24], {'amount': '+27814'}[25], and {'amount': '+27964'}[26].

Designation and Status

Wells County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of Wells County[17]. William Wells is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Wells County draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #54 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Indiana 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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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Wells County, Indiana
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Wells County, Indiana
    Nci thesaurus id → C108474
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