Canterbury

town in Connecticut, USA
Place town_in_the_united_states Q2446069
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Canterbury

Summary

Canterbury is a town in the United States[1]. Canterbury ranks in the top 5% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canterbury is located in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region[3].
  • Canterbury is located in Windham County[4].
  • Canterbury is in the country of United States[5].
  • Canterbury's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[6].
  • Canterbury's shares border with is recorded as Brooklyn[7].
  • Canterbury is named after Canterbury[8].
  • Canterbury's postal code is recorded as 06331[9].
  • Canterbury's Commons category is recorded as Canterbury, Connecticut[10].
  • Canterbury's local dialing code is recorded as 860[11].
  • 1703 marks the founding of Canterbury[12].
  • Canterbury's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.7, 'longitude': -72}[13].
  • Canterbury's official website is recorded as http://canterbury-ct.org/[14].
  • Canterbury's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canterbury, Connecticut[15].
  • Canterbury has a population of {'amount': '+5132'}[16].
  • Canterbury has a population of {'amount': '+5045'}[17].
  • Canterbury's official name is recorded as Canterbury[18].
  • Canterbury's category for people born here is recorded as Q60939892[19].
  • Canterbury's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2121'}[20].
  • Canterbury's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Canterbury, Connecticut[21].
  • Canterbury sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+107'}[22].
  • Canterbury covers an area of {'amount': '+40.2'}[23].
  • Canterbury's per capita income is recorded as {'amount': '+41401'}[24].

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Geography

Canterbury is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region[3], a planning region of Connecticut[25], in United States[26] and Windham County[4], a county of Connecticut[27], in United States[28], founded in 1726[29].

Physical Characteristics

Canterbury covers an area of {'amount': '+40.2'}[23]. Canterbury sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+107'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5132'}[16] and {'amount': '+5045'}[17].

Designation and Status

Canterbury's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[6].

History and Context

1703 marks the founding of Canterbury[12]. Canterbury is named after Canterbury[8].

Why It Matters

Canterbury ranks in the top 5% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2] Canterbury has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Canterbury is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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