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Dauphin County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Dauphin County

Summary

Dauphin County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 207 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #15 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dauphin County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Dauphin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dauphin County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Dauphin County's capital is recorded as Harrisburg[6].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Northumberland County[7].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Schuylkill County[8].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Lebanon County[9].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Lancaster County[10].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as York County[11].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County[12].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[13].
  • Dauphin County's shares border with is recorded as Juniata County[14].
  • Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France is named after Dauphin County[15].
  • Dauphin County's Commons category is recorded as Dauphin County, Pennsylvania[16].
  • March 4, 1785 marks the founding of Dauphin County[17].
  • Dauphin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.41, 'lon': -76.79}[18].
  • Dauphin County's official website is recorded as https://www.dauphincounty.gov[19].
  • Dauphin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dauphin County, Pennsylvania[20].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+268100'}[21].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+268265'}[22].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+269084'}[23].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+269797'}[24].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+270937'}[25].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+272983'}[26].
  • Dauphin County has a population of {'amount': '+286401'}[27].

Body

Geography

Dauphin County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dauphin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1444'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+268100'}[21], {'amount': '+268265'}[22], {'amount': '+269084'}[23], {'amount': '+269797'}[24], {'amount': '+270937'}[25], and {'amount': '+272983'}[26].

Designation and Status

Dauphin County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

March 4, 1785 marks the founding of Dauphin County[17]. Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Dauphin County draws 207 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #15 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+268100'}, {'amount': '+268265'}, {'amount': '+269084'} +4
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    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+5.9'}
    Country → United States
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