Allegheny County

county in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_pennsylvania Q156291
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Allegheny County

Summary

Allegheny County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,075 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Allegheny County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Allegheny County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Allegheny County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Allegheny County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Allegheny County's capital is recorded as Pittsburgh[7].
  • Allegheny County's shares border with is recorded as Butler County[8].
  • Allegheny County's shares border with is recorded as Armstrong County[9].
  • Allegheny County's shares border with is recorded as Westmoreland County[10].
  • Allegheny County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[11].
  • Allegheny County's shares border with is recorded as Beaver County[12].
  • Allegheny River is named after Allegheny County[13].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aleppo Township[14].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aspinwall[15].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Avalon[16].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baldwin[17].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baldwin Township[18].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bell Acres[19].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bellevue[20].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ben Avon[21].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ben Avon Heights[22].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bethel Park[23].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blawnox[24].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brackenridge[25].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Braddock Hills[26].
  • Allegheny County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bradford Woods[27].

Body

Geography

Allegheny County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Pennsylvania[5] and home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

Allegheny River is named after Allegheny County[13].

Why It Matters

Allegheny County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,075 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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