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Charles County

county in Maryland, United States
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Charles County

Summary

Charles County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 300 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #7 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Charles County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Charles County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Charles County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].
  • Charles County's capital is recorded as La Plata[6].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Prince George's County[7].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfax County[8].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Calvert County[9].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Stafford County[10].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Prince William County[11].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as St. Mary's County[12].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as Westmoreland County[13].
  • Charles County's shares border with is recorded as King George County[14].
  • Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore is named after Charles County[15].
  • Charles County is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[16].
  • Charles County's Commons category is recorded as Charles County, Maryland[17].
  • 1658 marks the founding of Charles County[18].
  • Charles County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.48, 'lon': -77.01}[19].
  • Charles County's official website is recorded as http://www.charlescountymd.gov/[20].
  • Charles County's official website is recorded as https://www.charlescountymd.gov/[21].
  • Charles County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charles County, Maryland[22].
  • Charles County has a population of {'amount': '+146551'}[23].
  • Charles County has a population of {'amount': '+147114'}[24].
  • Charles County has a population of {'amount': '+149294'}[25].
  • Charles County has a population of {'amount': '+150710'}[26].
  • Charles County has a population of {'amount': '+152864'}[27].

Body

Geography

Charles County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3]. It is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[16].

Physical Characteristics

Charles County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1666'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+146551'}[23], {'amount': '+147114'}[24], {'amount': '+149294'}[25], {'amount': '+150710'}[26], {'amount': '+152864'}[27], and {'amount': '+156118'}[29].

Designation and Status

Charles County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].

History and Context

1658 marks the founding of Charles County[18]. Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Charles County draws 300 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #7 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . 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. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: 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 ↗
    Umls cui → C3831140
    Taxonomicon id → 1806066
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  2. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+57388'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1666'}
    Website → —
    Part of → Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division
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