Alden

town in Erie County, New York, United States
Organization town_in_the_united_states Q970933
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Alden

Summary

Alden is a town in the United States[1]. Alden ranks in the top 5% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alden is located in Erie County[3].
  • Alden is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alden's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].
  • Alden's instance of is recorded as town of New York[6].
  • Alden's Commons category is recorded as Alden (town), New York[7].
  • Alden's local dialing code is recorded as 716[8].
  • 1823 marks the founding of Alden[9].
  • Alden's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.9, 'lon': -78.490833333333}[10].
  • Alden has a population of {'amount': '+10865'}[11].
  • Alden has a population of {'amount': '+9706'}[12].
  • Alden's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Village of Alden'}[13].
  • Alden's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Town of Alden'}[14].
  • Alden's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3242'}[15].
  • Alden sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+863'}[16].
  • Alden covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+34.51'}[17].
  • Alden's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+25697'}[18].

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Founding

1823 marks the founding of Alden[9].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Village of Alden'}[13] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Town of Alden'}[14].

Why It Matters

Alden ranks in the top 5% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2] Alden has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Alden is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+10865'}, {'amount': '+9706'}
    Population
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+863'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Erie County
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Alden NY town line.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
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