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Alleghany County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Alleghany County

Summary

Alleghany County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alleghany County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Alleghany County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alleghany County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Alleghany County's capital is recorded as Sparta[6].
  • Alleghany County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County[7].
  • Alleghany County's shares border with is recorded as Surry County[8].
  • Alleghany County's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes County[9].
  • Alleghany County's shares border with is recorded as Ashe County[10].
  • Allegheny Mountains is named after Alleghany County[11].
  • Alleghany County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sparta[12].
  • Alleghany County's Commons category is recorded as Alleghany County, North Carolina[13].
  • 1859 marks the founding of Alleghany County[14].
  • Alleghany County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.49, 'lon': -81.13}[15].
  • Alleghany County's official website is recorded as http://www.alleghanycounty-nc.gov[16].
  • Alleghany County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alleghany County, North Carolina[17].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+11155'}[18].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+11147'}[19].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+11040'}[20].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+10977'}[21].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+10939'}[22].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+10837'}[23].
  • Alleghany County has a population of {'amount': '+10888'}[24].
  • Alleghany County's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.575, 'lon': -81.3077}[25].
  • Alleghany County's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.3703, 'lon': -81.2393}[26].
  • Alleghany County's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.5618, 'lon': -80.9017}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Alleghany County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+610'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11155'}[18], {'amount': '+11147'}[19], {'amount': '+11040'}[20], {'amount': '+10977'}[21], {'amount': '+10939'}[22], and {'amount': '+10837'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1859 marks the founding of Alleghany County[14]. Allegheny Mountains is named after it[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alleghany County include alleghanyite[29], a mineral species[30].

Why It Matters

Alleghany County draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include alleghanyite[29], a mineral species[30].

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806829
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164795
    Umls cui → C3812641
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  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Alleghany County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Grayson County, Surry County, Wilkes County +1
    Located in → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26026'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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