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Allegany County

county in Maryland, United States
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Allegany County

Summary

Allegany County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #18 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Allegany County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Allegany County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Allegany County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].
  • Allegany County's capital is recorded as Cumberland[6].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Somerset County[7].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Bedford County[8].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County[9].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[10].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[11].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire County[12].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Mineral County[13].
  • Allegany County's shares border with is recorded as Garrett County[14].
  • Allegheny Mountains is named after Allegany County[15].
  • Allegany County's Commons category is recorded as Allegany County, Maryland[16].
  • Allegany County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • Allegany County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[18].
  • Allegany County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[19].
  • January 1, 1789 marks the founding of Allegany County[20].
  • Allegany County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.63, 'lon': -78.69}[21].
  • Allegany County's official website is recorded as https://www.alleganygov.org/[22].
  • Allegany County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Allegany County, Maryland[23].
  • Allegany County has a population of {'amount': '+75087'}[24].
  • Allegany County has a population of {'amount': '+74985'}[25].
  • Allegany County has a population of {'amount': '+74495'}[26].
  • Allegany County has a population of {'amount': '+73869'}[27].

Body

Geography

Allegany County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Allegany County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1113'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75087'}[24], {'amount': '+74985'}[25], {'amount': '+74495'}[26], {'amount': '+73869'}[27], {'amount': '+73521'}[29], and {'amount': '+72528'}[30].

Designation and Status

Allegany County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1789 marks the founding of Allegany County[20]. Allegheny Mountains is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Allegany County draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #18 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Maryland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Allegany County, Alleghany County, Allegan County
    Inception → +1789-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Allegany County, Maryland
    Country → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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