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Brooke County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Brooke County

Summary

Brooke County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #27 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brooke County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Brooke County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Brooke County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Brooke County's capital is recorded as Wellsburg[6].
  • Brooke County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[7].
  • Brooke County's shares border with is recorded as Ohio County[8].
  • Brooke County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[9].
  • Brooke County's shares border with is recorded as Hancock County[10].
  • Robert Brooke is named after Brooke County[11].
  • Brooke County's Commons category is recorded as Brooke County, West Virginia[12].
  • November 30, 1796 marks the founding of Brooke County[13].
  • Brooke County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.27, 'lon': -80.58}[14].
  • Brooke County's official website is recorded as http://www.brookewv.org[15].
  • Brooke County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brooke County, West Virginia[16].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+24069'}[17].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+23991'}[18].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+23930'}[19].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+23848'}[20].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+23737'}[21].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+23350'}[22].
  • Brooke County has a population of {'amount': '+22559'}[23].
  • Brooke County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooke County, West Virginia[24].
  • Brooke County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Brooke County, West Virginia[25].
  • Brooke County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Brooke County, West Virginia[26].
  • Brooke County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+9792'}[27].

Body

Geography

Brooke County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Brooke County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+239'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+350'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24069'}[17], {'amount': '+23991'}[18], {'amount': '+23930'}[19], {'amount': '+23848'}[20], {'amount': '+23737'}[21], and {'amount': '+23350'}[22].

Designation and Status

Brooke County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].

History and Context

November 30, 1796 marks the founding of Brooke County[13]. Robert Brooke is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Brooke County draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #27 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of West Virginia, county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.brookewv.org
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Brooke County, West Virginia
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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