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Edgecombe County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Edgecombe County

Summary

Edgecombe County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #45 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edgecombe County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Edgecombe County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Edgecombe County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Edgecombe County's capital is recorded as Tarboro[6].
  • Edgecombe County's shares border with is recorded as Halifax County[7].
  • Edgecombe County's shares border with is recorded as Martin County[8].
  • Edgecombe County's shares border with is recorded as Pitt County[9].
  • Edgecombe County's shares border with is recorded as Wilson County[10].
  • Edgecombe County's shares border with is recorded as Nash County[11].
  • Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe is named after Edgecombe County[12].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tarboro[13].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rocky Mount[14].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conetoe[15].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leggett[16].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Macclesfield[17].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pinetops[18].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Princeville[19].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sharpsburg[20].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Speed[21].
  • Edgecombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Whitakers[22].
  • Edgecombe County's Commons category is recorded as Edgecombe County, North Carolina[23].
  • January 1, 1741 marks the founding of Edgecombe County[24].
  • Edgecombe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.91, 'lon': -77.6}[25].
  • Edgecombe County's official website is recorded as http://www.edgecombecountync.gov[26].
  • Edgecombe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edgecombe County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

Edgecombe County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Edgecombe County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1312'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56552'}[29], {'amount': '+56614'}[30], {'amount': '+56082'}[31], {'amount': '+55736'}[32], {'amount': '+55574'}[33], and {'amount': '+54150'}[34].

Designation and Status

Edgecombe County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1741 marks the founding of Edgecombe County[24]. Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Edgecombe County draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #45 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . 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 ↗
    Umls cui → C3830339
    Taxonomicon id → 1806859
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164986
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Edgecombe County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Halifax County, Martin County, Pitt County +2
    Located in → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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