Albemarle County
county in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Albemarle County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 1,210 Wikipedia views per month (county of virginia category, ranking #13 of 99).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Charlottesville[5]
- Shares border with: Greene County[6], Orange County[7], Louisa County[8], Fluvanna County[9], Buckingham County[10], Nelson County[11], Augusta County[12], Rockingham County[13], Charlottesville[14]
- Basic form of government: County Executive[15]
- Named after: Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Charlottesville[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Prato[18]
- Commons category: Albemarle County, Virginia[19]
- Inception: May 6, 1744[20]
- Coordinate location: 38.03, -78.56[21]
- Official website: http://www.albemarle.org[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Albemarle County, Virginia[23]
- Population: 98,970[24], 99,186[25], 100,805[26], 102,116[27], 103,000[28], 105,703[29], 112,395[30]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Albemarle County, Virginia[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Albemarle County, Virginia[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Albemarle County, Virginia[33]
- Number of households: 42,381[34]
- Native label: Albemarle County[35]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110509[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Albemarle County, Virginia[37]
- Area: 1881[38]
- Water as percent of area: 0.7[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Albemarle County, Virginia[40]
- Social media followers: 5528[41], 5140[42]
Why It Matters
Albemarle County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]