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Knox

Knox County is a county located in near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193.
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  • Type: County with 30,200 residents
  • Description: county in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Knox County”, “Knox County, Kentucky”, and “Knox County, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Union Commonwealth University.

College
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is a private university in . The university was founded in 1879 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barbourville and Heidrick.

Town
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is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census, down from 3,589 at the 2000 census.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in Knox County, , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Knox County, , . The community was named for early resident Henry L. , who served as the first postmaster in 1901.

Knox

Latitude
36.8934° or 36° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-83.8546° or 83° 51′ 17″ west
Population
30,200
Elevation
1,243 feet (379 metres)
Open location code
868RV4VW+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316959024
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4297187
Wiki­data ID
Q500767
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Knox” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Knox County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة نوكس”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه نوكس، كنتاكي”
  • Armenian: “Նոքս շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Knox”
  • Basque: “Knox konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Bavarian: “Knox County”
  • Bishnupriya: “কক্স কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি”
  • Bishnupriya: “কক্স কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Нокс”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Knox”
  • Cebuano: “Knox County”
  • Chechen: “Нокс (гуо, Кентукки)”
  • Chechen: “Нокс”
  • Chinese: “Knox Kūn”
  • Chinese: “诺克斯县”
  • Chinese: “諾克斯縣”
  • Chinese: “諾克斯郡”
  • Dutch: “Knox County”
  • Estonian: “Knoxi maakond”
  • Finnish: “Knoxin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Knox”
  • French: “Comté de Knox”
  • Ganda: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Georgian: “ნოქსის ოლქი”
  • German: “Knox County”
  • Gilaki: “ناکس ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “ناکس ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Νοξ”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Νοξ”
  • Hungarian: “Knox megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Knox”
  • Italian: “contea di Knox”
  • Italian: “Contea di Knox”
  • Japanese: “ノックス郡”
  • Korean: “녹스군”
  • Low German: “Knox County”
  • Mazanderani: “ناکس شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Knox Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Knox Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knox County i Kentucky”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knox County”
  • Norwegian: “Knox County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان ناکس، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان ناکس”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Knox”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Knox”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Knox, Kentucky”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Knox”
  • Russian: “Нокс”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Knox”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Knox County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Нокс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Knox County”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ناکس بؤلگه‌سی، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Knox”
  • Swedish: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Knox County”
  • Tatar: “Нокс (округ, Кентуки)”
  • Tatar: “Нокс”
  • Tumbuka: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Tumbuka: “Knox County”
  • Turkish: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Knox County, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Knox County, KY”
  • Turkish: “Knox County”
  • Turkish: “Knox ilçesi, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Knox ilçesi, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Knox ilçesi, KY”
  • Turkish: “Knox ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Knox ili, Kentucky”
  • Ukrainian: “Нокс”
  • Urdu: “کنو کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “کنو کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Knox”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Knox, Kentucky”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Knox”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Knox, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Knox”
  • Welsh: “Knox County, Kentucky”
  • Welsh: “Knox County”
  • Western Panjabi: “ناکس کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Western Panjabi: “ناکس کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fisher Cemetery and Trace Branch United Methodist Church.

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