Beaufort County

county in North Carolina, United States of America
AdministrativeArea county_of_north_carolina Q484639
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Beaufort County

Summary

Beaufort County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beaufort County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Beaufort County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Beaufort County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Beaufort County's capital is recorded as Washington[6].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[7].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Hyde County[8].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Pamlico County[9].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Craven County[10].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Pitt County[11].
  • Beaufort County's shares border with is recorded as Martin County[12].
  • Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort is named after Beaufort County[13].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington[14].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aurora[15].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bath[16].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belhaven[17].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chocowinity[18].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pantego[19].
  • Beaufort County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington Park[20].
  • Beaufort County's Commons category is recorded as Beaufort County, North Carolina[21].
  • December 3, 1705 marks the founding of Beaufort County[22].
  • Beaufort County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.48, 'lon': -76.84}[23].
  • Beaufort County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.beaufort.nc.us/[24].
  • Beaufort County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beaufort County, North Carolina[25].
  • Beaufort County has a population of {'amount': '+47759'}[26].
  • Beaufort County has a population of {'amount': '+47779'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Beaufort County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2483'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+47759'}[26], {'amount': '+47779'}[27], {'amount': '+47664'}[29], {'amount': '+47483'}[30], {'amount': '+47464'}[31], and {'amount': '+47651'}[32].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 3, 1705 marks the founding of Beaufort County[22]. Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Beaufort County draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . 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. 25d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui C3811858
    Taxonomicon id 1806833
    Obo gazetteer id 00164820
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  2. 25d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people Category:People from Beaufort County, North Carolina
    Shares border with Washington County, Hyde County, Pamlico County +3
    Located in
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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