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Galveston County

county in Texas, United States
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Galveston County

Summary

Galveston County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galveston County is located in Texas[3].
  • Galveston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Galveston County is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5].
  • Galveston County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].
  • Galveston County's capital is recorded as Galveston[7].
  • Galveston County's shares border with is recorded as Brazoria County[8].
  • Galveston County's shares border with is recorded as Chambers County[9].
  • Galveston County's shares border with is recorded as Harris County[10].
  • Galveston Bay is named after Galveston County[11].
  • Galveston County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galveston[12].
  • Galveston County's Commons category is recorded as Galveston County, Texas[13].
  • Galveston County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[14].
  • January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Galveston County[15].
  • Galveston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.38, 'lon': -94.86}[16].
  • Galveston County's official website is recorded as https://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/[17].
  • Galveston County's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈɡælvɪstən[18].
  • Galveston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galveston County, Texas[19].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+291309'}[20].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+292641'}[21].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+295402'}[22].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+301092'}[23].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+306782'}[24].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+322225'}[25].
  • Galveston County has a population of {'amount': '+350682'}[26].
  • Galveston County's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[27].

Body

Geography

Galveston County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5].

Physical Characteristics

Galveston County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2261'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+291309'}[20], {'amount': '+292641'}[21], {'amount': '+295402'}[22], {'amount': '+301092'}[23], {'amount': '+306782'}[24], and {'amount': '+322225'}[25].

Designation and Status

Galveston County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Galveston County[15]. Galveston Bay is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Galveston County ranks in the top 5% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00050285
    Umls cui → C3830054
    Taxonomicon id → 1807880
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  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Galveston County, Texas
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Galveston
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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