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Dickenson County

county in Virginia, United States
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Dickenson County

Summary

Dickenson County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #31 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dickenson County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Dickenson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dickenson County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Dickenson County's capital is recorded as Clintwood[6].
  • Dickenson County's shares border with is recorded as Buchanan County[7].
  • Dickenson County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[8].
  • Dickenson County's shares border with is recorded as Wise County[9].
  • Dickenson County's shares border with is recorded as Russell County[10].
  • William J. Dickenson is named after Dickenson County[11].
  • Dickenson County's Commons category is recorded as Dickenson County, Virginia[12].
  • 1880 marks the founding of Dickenson County[13].
  • Dickenson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.12, 'lon': -82.35}[14].
  • Dickenson County's official website is recorded as http://www.dickensonva.org[15].
  • Dickenson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dickenson County, Virginia[16].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15903'}[17].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15886'}[18].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15770'}[19].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15679'}[20].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15486'}[21].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+15115'}[22].
  • Dickenson County has a population of {'amount': '+14124'}[23].
  • Dickenson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickenson County, Virginia[24].
  • Dickenson County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Dickenson County, Virginia[25].
  • Dickenson County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5727'}[26].
  • Dickenson County's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dickenson County'}[27].

Body

Geography

Dickenson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dickenson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+864'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15903'}[17], {'amount': '+15886'}[18], {'amount': '+15770'}[19], {'amount': '+15679'}[20], {'amount': '+15486'}[21], and {'amount': '+15115'}[22].

Designation and Status

Dickenson County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

1880 marks the founding of Dickenson County[13]. William J. Dickenson is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Dickenson County draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #31 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152755
    Umls cui → C3830516
    Taxonomicon id → 1808198
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.dickensonva.org
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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