Ghent

Summary

Ghent is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Ghent ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ghent is located in Columbia County^[3].
• Ghent is in the country of United States^[4].
• Ghent's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[5].
• Ghent's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[6].
• Ghent's Commons category is recorded as Ghent, New York^[7].
• Ghent's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 176249^[8].
• Ghent's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 951055^[9].
• Ghent's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2389838^[10].
• Ghent's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3292, 'lon': -73.6167}^[11].
• Ghent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mbq1^[12].
• Ghent's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 36-28860^[13].
• Ghent's population is recorded as {'amount': '+564'}^[14].
• Ghent's population is recorded as {'amount': '+623'}^[15].
• Ghent's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ghent'}^[16].
• Ghent's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+222'}^[17].
• Ghent's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5118481^[18].
• Ghent's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}^[19].
• Ghent's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.011681'}^[20].
• Ghent's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.011682'}^[21].
• Ghent's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.6976'}^[22].
• Ghent's Who's on First ID is recorded as 85979229^[23].
• Ghent's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+48828'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Ghent is in the country of United States^[4]. Ghent is located in Columbia County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.011681'}^[20] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.011682'}^[21]. Ghent's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}^[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+564'}^[14] and {'amount': '+623'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[5] and unincorporated community^[6].

Why It Matters

Ghent ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] Ghent has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]