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Dawson County

county in Montana, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_montana Q490762
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Dawson County

Summary

Dawson County is a county of Montana[1]. It draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_montana category, ranking #30 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dawson County is located in Montana[3].
  • Dawson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dawson County's instance of is recorded as county of Montana[5].
  • Dawson County's capital is recorded as Glendive[6].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Richland County[7].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as McCone County[8].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Prairie County[9].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Wibaux County[10].
  • Andrew Dawson is named after Dawson County[11].
  • Dawson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glendive[12].
  • Dawson County's Commons category is recorded as Dawson County, Montana[13].
  • Dawson County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00[14].
  • 1865 marks the founding of Dawson County[15].
  • Dawson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.27, 'lon': -104.9}[16].
  • Dawson County's official website is recorded as http://www.dawsoncountymontana.org[17].
  • Dawson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dawson County, Montana[18].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+8966'}[19].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+8932'}[20].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+9010'}[21].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+9263'}[22].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+9445'}[23].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+9625'}[24].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+8940'}[25].
  • Dawson County's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dawson County'}[26].
  • Dawson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Dawson County, Montana[27].

Body

Geography

Dawson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Montana[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dawson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6172'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+782'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8966'}[19], {'amount': '+8932'}[20], {'amount': '+9010'}[21], {'amount': '+9263'}[22], {'amount': '+9445'}[23], and {'amount': '+9625'}[24].

Designation and Status

Dawson County's instance of is recorded as county of Montana[5].

History and Context

1865 marks the founding of Dawson County[15]. Andrew Dawson is named after it[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dawson County include Dawson Community Airport[30], an airport[31], in United States[32], founded in 1970[33].

Why It Matters

Dawson County draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_montana category, ranking #30 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Dawson Community Airport[30], an airport[31], in United States[32], founded in 1970[33].

Related Entities

Montana United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+782'}
    Located in → —
    Different from → Dawes County, Dawson County, Dawson County +1
    Official website → http://www.dawsoncountymontana.org
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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