Burke County

Summary

Burke County is a county of North Carolina^[1]. It draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #43 of 102).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burke County is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Burke County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Burke County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina^[5].
• Burke County's capital is recorded as Morganton^[6].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County^[7].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Catawba County^[8].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County^[9].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Cleveland County^[10].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Avery County^[11].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as Rutherford County^[12].
• Burke County's shares border with is recorded as McDowell County^[13].
• Thomas Burke is named after Burke County^[14].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Morganton^[15].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Connelly Springs^[16].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Drexel^[17].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glen Alpine^[18].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hildebran^[19].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Long View^[20].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rhodhiss^[21].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rutherford College^[22].
• Burke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Valdese^[23].
• Burke County's Commons category is recorded as Burke County, North Carolina^[24].
• 1777 marks the founding of Burke County^[25].
• Burke County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.75, 'lon': -81.71}^[26].
• Burke County's official website is recorded as https://www.burkenc.org/^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Burke County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1334'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+90912'}^[29], {'amount': '+90755'}^[30], {'amount': '+90826'}^[31], {'amount': '+90352'}^[32], {'amount': '+89842'}^[33], and {'amount': '+88842'}^[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1777 marks the founding of Burke County^[25]. Thomas Burke is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Burke County draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #43 of 102).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]