Galax

Summary

Galax is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Galax draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #29 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galax is located in Virginia^[3].
• Galax is in the country of United States^[4].
• Galax's head of government is recorded as Willie Greene^[5].
• Galax's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].
• Galax's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County^[7].
• Galax's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County^[8].
• Galax urceolata is named after Galax^[9].
• Galax's postal code is recorded as 24333^[10].
• Galax's Commons category is recorded as Galax, Virginia^[11].
• Galax's local dialing code is recorded as 276^[12].
• January 1, 1906 marks the founding of Galax^[13].
• Galax's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.664675, 'lon': -80.920275}^[14].
• Galax's official website is recorded as http://www.galaxva.com/^[15].
• Galax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galax, Virginia^[16].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+7077'}^[17].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+6877'}^[18].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+6928'}^[19].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+7035'}^[20].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+6914'}^[21].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+7042'}^[22].
• Galax has a population of {'amount': '+6720'}^[23].
• Galax's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galax'}^[24].
• Galax's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2614'}^[25].
• Galax's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2614'}^[26].
• Galax's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galax'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Galax is in the country of United States^[4]. Galax is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.609865'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.44421'}^[29]. Galax sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+723'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7077'}^[17], {'amount': '+6877'}^[18], {'amount': '+6928'}^[19], {'amount': '+7035'}^[20], {'amount': '+6914'}^[21], and {'amount': '+7042'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Galax's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1906 marks the founding of Galax^[13]. Galax urceolata is named after Galax^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Galax include galaxite^[31], a mineral species^[32].

Why It Matters

Galax draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #29 of 40).^[2] Galax has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Galax is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Galax include galaxite^[31], a mineral species^[32].