Dukes County

Summary

Dukes County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #11 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dukes County is located in Massachusetts^[3].
• Dukes County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Dukes County is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Dukes County is on the body of water Rhode Island Sound^[6].
• Dukes County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[7].
• Dukes County's capital is recorded as Edgartown^[8].
• Dukes County's shares border with is recorded as Barnstable County^[9].
• Dukes County's shares border with is recorded as Plymouth County^[10].
• Dukes County's shares border with is recorded as Bristol County^[11].
• Dukes County's shares border with is recorded as Nantucket County^[12].
• Duke of York is named after Dukes County^[13].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Edgartown^[14].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Tisbury^[15].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chilmark^[16].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aquinnah^[17].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tisbury^[18].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oak Bluffs^[19].
• Dukes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gosnold^[20].
• Dukes County's Commons category is recorded as Dukes County, Massachusetts^[21].
• 1695 marks the founding of Dukes County^[22].
• Dukes County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.414841, 'lon': -70.612679}^[23].
• Dukes County's official website is recorded as http://www.dukescounty.org^[24].
• Dukes County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dukes County, Massachusetts^[25].
• Dukes County has a population of {'amount': '+16535'}^[26].
• Dukes County has a population of {'amount': '+16553'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Dukes County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Massachusetts^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Rhode Island Sound^[6], a bay^[29], in United States^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Dukes County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1272'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16535'}^[26], {'amount': '+16553'}^[27], {'amount': '+16679'}^[32], {'amount': '+16834'}^[33], {'amount': '+17256'}^[34], and {'amount': '+17299'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Dukes County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[7].

History and Context

1695 marks the founding of Dukes County^[22]. Duke of York is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Dukes County draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #11 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]