Charlottesville

independent city in Virginia, United States
Place independent_city_in_the_united_states Q123766
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Charlottesville

Summary

Charlottesville is an independent city in the United States[1]. Charlottesville ranks in the top 10% of independent_city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,773 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Charlottesville is located in Virginia[3].
  • Charlottesville is in the country of United States[4].
  • Charlottesville's head of government is recorded as Nikuyah Walker[5].
  • Charlottesville's head of government is recorded as Lloyd Snook[6].
  • Charlottesville's head of government is recorded as Juandiego Wade[7].
  • Charlottesville's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[8].
  • Charlottesville's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Charlottesville's instance of is recorded as Q141162078[10].
  • Charlottesville's shares border with is recorded as Albemarle County[11].
  • Charlottesville's basic form of government is recorded as council–manager government[12].
  • Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is named after Charlottesville[13].
  • Charlottesville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poggio a Caiano[14].
  • Charlottesville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Besançon[15].
  • Charlottesville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pleven[16].
  • Charlottesville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Winneba[17].
  • Charlottesville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huehuetenango[18].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22901[19].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22902[20].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22903[21].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22904[22].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22905[23].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22906[24].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22907[25].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22908[26].
  • Charlottesville's postal code is recorded as 22909[27].

Body

Geography

Charlottesville is in the country of United States[4]. Charlottesville is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+43556'}[28], {'amount': '+43392'}[29], {'amount': '+43966'}[30], {'amount': '+44349'}[31], {'amount': '+46597'}[32], and {'amount': '+43475'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[8], county seat[9], and Q141162078[10].

History and Context

1762 marks the founding of Charlottesville[34]. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is named after Charlottesville[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Charlottesville include Charlottesville Albemarle Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].

Why It Matters

Charlottesville ranks in the top 10% of independent_city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,773 views/month).[2] Charlottesville has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Charlottesville is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Charlottesville include Charlottesville Albemarle Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Charlottesville, Vi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Charlottesville, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 5w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, county seat, Q141162078
    Basic form of government → council–manager government
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141162078]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  3. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  4. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → charlottesville
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: charlottesville, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922903|charlottesville (#289922903)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2miGa3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 16w ago · Wcedmisten · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Charlottesville Downtown Mall.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Charlottesville Downtown Mall.jpg"
  7. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808159
    Umls cui → C3831136
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  8. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Albemarle County
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Charlottesville
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Charlottesville, Virginia
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110607, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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