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Elko County

county in Nevada, United States
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Elko County

Summary

Elko County is a county of Nevada[1]. It draws 234 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_nevada category, ranking #5 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elko County is located in Nevada[3].
  • Elko County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Elko County's instance of is recorded as county of Nevada[5].
  • Elko County's capital is recorded as Elko[6].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Owyhee County[7].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Eureka County[8].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Lander County[9].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as White Pine County[10].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Humboldt County[11].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Twin Falls County[12].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Cassia County[13].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Box Elder County[14].
  • Elko County's shares border with is recorded as Tooele County[15].
  • Elko is named after Elko County[16].
  • Elko County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carlin[17].
  • Elko County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elko[18].
  • Elko County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wells[19].
  • Elko County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Wendover[20].
  • Elko County's Commons category is recorded as Elko County, Nevada[21].
  • March 5, 1869 marks the founding of Elko County[22].
  • Elko County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.13, 'lon': -115.35}[23].
  • Elko County's official website is recorded as https://elkocountynv.net[24].
  • Elko County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elko County, Nevada[25].
  • Elko County has a population of {'amount': '+48818'}[26].
  • Elko County has a population of {'amount': '+48956'}[27].

Body

Geography

Elko County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Nevada[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+48818'}[26], {'amount': '+48956'}[27], {'amount': '+49375'}[28], {'amount': '+50954'}[29], {'amount': '+52384'}[30], and {'amount': '+51935'}[31].

Designation and Status

Elko County's instance of is recorded as county of Nevada[5].

History and Context

March 5, 1869 marks the founding of Elko County[22]. Elko is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Elko County draws 234 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_nevada category, ranking #5 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Nevada United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . 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 → C3830322
    Taxonomicon id → 1806667
    Obo gazetteer id → 00007845
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Elko County, Nevada
    Population → {'amount': '+48818'}, {'amount': '+48956'}, {'amount': '+49375'} +4
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Elko County, Nevada
    Country → United States
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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