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Bronx County

county of New York, United States
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Bronx County is a county of New York[1][2][3] located in the state of New York[2] within the United States[2]. It has a population of 1.4 million as of 2023[4]. The county covers an area of 42.2 square miles[5].

Bronx County is one of the five boroughs of New York City, making it both a county and a municipal entity[1][2][3]. Its geographic and administrative boundaries are defined by its role as part of the larger state[2].

Bronx County

Summary

Bronx County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #54 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bronx County is located in New York[3].
  • Bronx County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bronx County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].
  • Bronx County's shares border with is recorded as Queens County[6].
  • Bronx County's shares border with is recorded as New York County[7].
  • Bronx County's shares border with is recorded as Bergen County[8].
  • Bronx County's shares border with is recorded as Westchester County[9].
  • Bronx County's shares border with is recorded as Nassau County[10].
  • Jonas Bronck is named after Bronx County[11].
  • Bronx County's Commons category is recorded as Bronx County, New York[12].
  • January 1, 1914 marks the founding of Bronx County[13].
  • Bronx County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.84676, 'lon': -73.873207}[14].
  • Bronx County's official website is recorded as https://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/[15].
  • Bronx County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bronx County, New York[16].
  • Bronx County's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ny.gov/counties/bronx[17].
  • Bronx County has a population of {'amount': '+1356476'}[18].
  • Bronx County's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bronx County'}[19].
  • Bronx County's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C109518[20].
  • Bronx County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+42.2'}[21].
  • Bronx County's coextensive with is recorded as The Bronx[22].
  • Bronx County's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[23].

Body

Geography

Bronx County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New York[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bronx County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+42.2'}[21]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1356476'}[18].

Designation and Status

Bronx County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1914 marks the founding of Bronx County[13]. Jonas Bronck is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Bronx County draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #54 of 65).[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Govdirectory New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . quickfacts.census.gov. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ny.gov. Retrieved . ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ny.gov. Retrieved . ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Unified Medical Language System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . data.census.gov. data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of New York
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 40.84676, 'lon': -73.873207}
    Instance of → —
    Shares border with → Queens County, New York County, Bergen County +2
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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