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Gates County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Gates County

Summary

Gates County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #55 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gates County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Gates County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Gates County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Gates County's capital is recorded as Gatesville[6].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk[7].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Camden County[8].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Pasquotank County[9].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Perquimans County[10].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Chowan County[11].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Southampton County[12].
  • Gates County's shares border with is recorded as Hertford County[13].
  • Horatio Gates is named after Gates County[14].
  • Gates County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gatesville[15].
  • Gates County's Commons category is recorded as Gates County, North Carolina[16].
  • January 1, 1779 marks the founding of Gates County[17].
  • Gates County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.44, 'longitude': -76.7}[18].
  • Gates County's official website is recorded as http://www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com[19].
  • Gates County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gates County, North Carolina[20].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+12197'}[21].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+12163'}[22].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+12064'}[23].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+11894'}[24].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+11650'}[25].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+11431'}[26].
  • Gates County has a population of {'amount': '+10478'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Gates County covers an area of {'amount': '+895'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12197'}[21], {'amount': '+12163'}[22], {'amount': '+12064'}[23], {'amount': '+11894'}[24], {'amount': '+11650'}[25], and {'amount': '+11431'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1779 marks the founding of Gates County[17]. Horatio Gates is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Gates County draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #55 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . 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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Edit History

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. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00153150
    Umls cui → C3830045
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Gates County, North
    Taxonomicon id → 1806863
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Gates County, North Carolina.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presi"
  2. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Gates County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Gates County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Suffolk, Camden County, Pasquotank County +4
    Located in → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109614, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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