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Berks County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Berks County

Summary

Berks County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #8 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berks County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Berks County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Berks County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Berks County's capital is recorded as Reading[6].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Schuylkill County[7].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Lehigh County[8].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[9].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[10].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Lancaster County[11].
  • Berks County's shares border with is recorded as Lebanon County[12].
  • Berkshire is named after Berks County[13].
  • Berks County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Reading[14].
  • Berks County's Commons category is recorded as Berks County, Pennsylvania[15].
  • March 11, 1752 marks the founding of Berks County[16].
  • Berks County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.42, 'lon': -75.93}[17].
  • Berks County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.berks.pa.us[18].
  • Berks County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Berks County, Pennsylvania[19].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+411442'}[20].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+411740'}[21].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+412279'}[22].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+412948'}[23].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+413521'}[24].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+415271'}[25].
  • Berks County has a population of {'amount': '+428849'}[26].
  • Berks County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Berks County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2242'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+411442'}[20], {'amount': '+411740'}[21], {'amount': '+412279'}[22], {'amount': '+412948'}[23], {'amount': '+413521'}[24], and {'amount': '+415271'}[25].

Designation and Status

Berks County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

March 11, 1752 marks the founding of Berks County[16]. Berkshire is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Berks County draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #8 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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