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Columbus County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Columbus County

Summary

Columbus County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #46 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbus County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Columbus County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Columbus County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Columbus County's capital is recorded as Whiteville[6].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Bladen County[7].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Pender County[8].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick County[9].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Horry County[10].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Dillon County[11].
  • Columbus County's shares border with is recorded as Robeson County[12].
  • Christopher Columbus is named after Columbus County[13].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Whiteville[14].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boardman[15].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolton[16].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brunswick[17].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cerro Gordo, North Carolina[18].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chadbourn[19].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fair Bluff[20].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake Waccamaw[21].
  • Columbus County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sandyfield[22].
  • Columbus County's Commons category is recorded as Columbus County, North Carolina[23].
  • 1808 marks the founding of Columbus County[24].
  • Columbus County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.26, 'lon': -78.67}[25].
  • Columbus County's official website is recorded as https://www.columbusco.org/[26].
  • Columbus County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columbus County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Columbus County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2470'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+58098'}[29], {'amount': '+57971'}[30], {'amount': '+57834'}[31], {'amount': '+57593'}[32], {'amount': '+57246'}[33], and {'amount': '+56694'}[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1808 marks the founding of Columbus County[24]. Christopher Columbus is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Columbus County draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #46 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Christopher Columbus Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . 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.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Bladen County, Pender County, Brunswick County +3
    Located in → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+22426'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109601, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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