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Foster Township

township in southeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Foster Township

Summary

Foster Township is a township of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foster Township is located in Luzerne County[3].
  • Foster Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Foster Township's image is recorded as ECKLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT.jpg[5].
  • Foster Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Foster Township's shares border with is recorded as Butler Township[7].
  • Foster Township's shares border with is recorded as Jeddo[8].
  • Asa Lansford Foster is named after Foster Township[9].
  • Foster Township's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150106269[10].
  • Foster Township's locator map image is recorded as Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Foster Township.PNG[11].
  • Foster Township's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81061642[12].
  • Foster Township's Commons category is recorded as Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[13].
  • Foster Township's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 16452826[14].
  • +1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Foster Township[15].
  • Foster Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1216713[16].
  • Foster Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.966666666667, 'lon': -75.883055555556}[17].
  • Foster Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_3_0[18].
  • Foster Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 4226928[19].
  • Foster Township's official website is recorded as http://fostertownship.org[20].
  • Foster Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3408'}[21].
  • Foster Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3467'}[22].
  • Foster Township's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Foster Township'}[23].
  • Foster Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1520'}[24].
  • Foster Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5190133[25].
  • Foster Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+45.14'}[26].
  • Foster Township's archINFORM location ID is recorded as 47627[27].

Body

Geography

Foster Township is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Luzerne County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Foster Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+45.14'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3408'}[21] and {'amount': '+3467'}[22].

Designation and Status

Foster Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Foster Township[15]. Asa Lansford Foster is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Foster Township ranks in the top 4% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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