Germantown

neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place borough_of_pennsylvania Q279890
Germantown
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Germantown

Summary

Germantown is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Germantown ranks in the top 0.84% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #8 of 949).[2]

Key Facts

  • Germantown is located in Philadelphia[3].
  • Germantown is in the country of United States[4].
  • Germantown's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].
  • Germantown's founder is recorded as Francis Daniel Pastorius[6].
  • Germantown's Commons category is recorded as Germantown, Philadelphia[7].
  • Germantown's local dialing code is recorded as 215[8].
  • October 6, 1683 marks the founding of Germantown[9].
  • Germantown's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.043611111111, 'longitude': -75.181944444444}[10].
  • Germantown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Germantown, Philadelphia[11].
  • Germantown has a population of {'amount': '+75935'}[12].
  • Germantown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Germantown's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[14].
  • Germantown's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • Germantown sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+240'}[16].
  • Germantown covers an area of {'amount': '+3.327'}[17].

Body

Geography

Germantown is in the country of United States[4]. Germantown is located in Philadelphia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Germantown covers an area of {'amount': '+3.327'}[17]. Germantown sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+240'}[16]. Germantown has a population of {'amount': '+75935'}[12].

Designation and Status

Germantown's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].

History and Context

October 6, 1683 marks the founding of Germantown[9].

Why It Matters

Germantown ranks in the top 0.84% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #8 of 949).[2] Germantown has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Germantown is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . 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. 12h ago · Peter James · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnis feature id → 1214070
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P590]]: 1214070"
  2. 20d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1683-10-06T00:00:00Z
    Founded by → —
    Located in → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, The New Student's Reference Work
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 157589804, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/157589804 in United States"
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