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Ashe County

county in North Carolina, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_north_carolina Q491626
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Ashe County

Summary

Ashe County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #54 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashe County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Ashe County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ashe County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Ashe County's capital is recorded as Jefferson[6].
  • Ashe County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County[7].
  • Ashe County's shares border with is recorded as Alleghany County[8].
  • Ashe County's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes County[9].
  • Ashe County's shares border with is recorded as Watauga County[10].
  • Ashe County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[11].
  • Samuel Ashe is named after Ashe County[12].
  • Ashe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jefferson[13].
  • Ashe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lansing[14].
  • Ashe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Jefferson[15].
  • Ashe County's Commons category is recorded as Ashe County, North Carolina[16].
  • January 1, 1799 marks the founding of Ashe County[17].
  • Ashe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.43, 'lon': -81.5}[18].
  • Ashe County's official website is recorded as http://www.ashecountygov.com/[19].
  • Ashe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ashe County, North Carolina[20].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27281'}[21].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27266'}[22].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27181'}[23].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27160'}[24].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27151'}[25].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+27020'}[26].
  • Ashe County has a population of {'amount': '+26577'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Ashe County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1105'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27281'}[21], {'amount': '+27266'}[22], {'amount': '+27181'}[23], {'amount': '+27160'}[24], {'amount': '+27151'}[25], and {'amount': '+27020'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1799 marks the founding of Ashe County[17]. Samuel Ashe is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Ashe County draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #54 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 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.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashe County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Grayson County, Alleghany County, Wilkes County +2
    Located in → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+25282'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109582, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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