Arlington County

Summary

Arlington County is a county of Virginia^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,467 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arlington County is located in Virginia^[3].
• Arlington County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Arlington County is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• Arlington County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[6].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[7].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Alexandria^[8].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfax County^[9].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Falls Church^[10].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County^[11].
• Arlington County's shares border with is recorded as Foggy Bottom^[12].
• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is named after Arlington County^[13].
• Arlington County followed Alexandria County^[14].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aachen^[15].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reims^[16].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Miguel^[17].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coyoacán^[18].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ivano-Frankivsk^[19].
• Arlington County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangerang^[20].
• Arlington County's legislative body is recorded as Arlington County Board^[21].
• Arlington County is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division^[22].
• Arlington County is part of Washington metropolitan area^[23].
• Arlington County's Commons category is recorded as Arlington County, Virginia^[24].
• Arlington County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[25].
• Arlington County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[26].
• Arlington County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Arlington County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Virginia^[3]. It is on the body of water Potomac River^[5]. Part of include Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division^[22] and Washington metropolitan area^[23], a metropolitan statistical area^[28], in United States^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+262'}^[30] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+207627'}^[32], {'amount': '+209311'}^[33], {'amount': '+216174'}^[34], {'amount': '+221275'}^[35], {'amount': '+224906'}^[36], and {'amount': '+229164'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Arlington County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[6].

History and Context

February 27, 1801 marks the founding of Arlington County^[38]. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is named after it^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arlington County include Washington metropolitan area^[39], a metropolitan statistical area^[40], in United States^[41]; Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area^[42], a combined statistical area^[43], in United States^[44]; and Arlington^[45], a city of Oregon^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1885^[48].

Why It Matters

Arlington County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,467 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Washington metropolitan area^[39], a metropolitan statistical area^[40], in United States^[41]; Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area^[42], a combined statistical area^[43], in United States^[44]; and Arlington^[45], a city of Oregon^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1885^[48].