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Contra Costa County

county in California, United States
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Contra Costa County

Summary

Contra Costa County is a county of California[1]. It draws 1,696 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #13 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Contra Costa County is located in California[3].
  • Contra Costa County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Contra Costa County's instance of is recorded as county of California[5].
  • Contra Costa County's capital is recorded as Martinez[6].
  • Contra Costa County's shares border with is recorded as Alameda County[7].
  • Contra Costa County's shares border with is recorded as Solano County[8].
  • Contra Costa County's shares border with is recorded as Sacramento County[9].
  • Contra Costa County's shares border with is recorded as San Joaquin County[10].
  • opposite coast is named after Contra Costa County[11].
  • Contra Costa County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Martinez[12].
  • Contra Costa County's headquarters location is recorded as Martinez[13].
  • Contra Costa County is part of Oakland–Fremont–Berkeley metropolitan division[14].
  • Contra Costa County's Commons category is recorded as Contra Costa County, California[15].
  • Contra Costa County's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[16].
  • 1850 marks the founding of Contra Costa County[17].
  • Contra Costa County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.93, 'lon': -121.95}[18].
  • Contra Costa County's authority is recorded as County of Contra Costa[19].
  • Contra Costa County's official website is recorded as http://www.contracosta.ca.gov[20].
  • Contra Costa County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Contra Costa County, California[21].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1049025'}[22].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1052700'}[23].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1065917'}[24].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1078257'}[25].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1094205'}[26].
  • Contra Costa County has a population of {'amount': '+1126745'}[27].

Body

Founding

1850 marks the founding of Contra Costa County[17].

Identity

Contra Costa County is part of Oakland–Fremont–Berkeley metropolitan division[14].

Operations

Contra Costa County's headquarters location is recorded as Martinez[13].

Why It Matters

Contra Costa County draws 1,696 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #13 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

California Taichung United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . System for Award Management. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Contra Costa County, California
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    Topic's main category → Category:Contra Costa County, California
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+10.93'}
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