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Alexander County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Alexander County

Summary

Alexander County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #59 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexander County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Alexander County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alexander County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Alexander County's capital is recorded as Taylorsville[6].
  • Alexander County's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes County[7].
  • Alexander County's shares border with is recorded as Iredell County[8].
  • Alexander County's shares border with is recorded as Catawba County[9].
  • Alexander County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County[10].
  • William Julius Alexander is named after Alexander County[11].
  • Alexander County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taylorsville[12].
  • Alexander County's Commons category is recorded as Alexander County, North Carolina[13].
  • 1847 marks the founding of Alexander County[14].
  • Alexander County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.92, 'lon': -81.18}[15].
  • Alexander County's official website is recorded as https://alexandercountync.gov[16].
  • Alexander County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alexander County, North Carolina[17].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+37198'}[18].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+37272'}[19].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+37130'}[20].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+36971'}[21].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+36930'}[22].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+37325'}[23].
  • Alexander County has a population of {'amount': '+36444'}[24].
  • Alexander County's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.0477, 'lon': -81.0546}[25].
  • Alexander County's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 35.77648, 'lon': -81.10965}[26].
  • Alexander County's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 35.99677, 'lon': -81.00341}[27].

Body

Geography

Alexander County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Alexander County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+682'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37198'}[18], {'amount': '+37272'}[19], {'amount': '+37130'}[20], {'amount': '+36971'}[21], {'amount': '+36930'}[22], and {'amount': '+37325'}[23].

Designation and Status

Alexander County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1847 marks the founding of Alexander County[14]. William Julius Alexander is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Alexander County draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #59 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina 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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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . alexandercountync.gov. Retrieved . alexandercountync.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of viewers/listeners → {'amount': '+271379'}
    Population → {'amount': '+37198'}, {'amount': '+37272'}, {'amount': '+37130'} +4
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+682'}
    Named after → William Julius Alexander
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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