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Giles County

county in Virginia, United States
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Giles County

Summary

Giles County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 1,023 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #51 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giles County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Giles County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Giles County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Giles County's capital is recorded as Pearisburg[6].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Summers County[7].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County[8].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[9].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Craig County[10].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[11].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Pulaski County[12].
  • Giles County's shares border with is recorded as Bland County[13].
  • Giles County's basic form of government is recorded as Q140930090[14].
  • William Branch Giles is named after Giles County[15].
  • Giles County's Commons category is recorded as Giles County, Virginia[16].
  • 1806 marks the founding of Giles County[17].
  • Giles County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.32, 'longitude': -80.7}[18].
  • Giles County's official website is recorded as http://www.gilescounty.org[19].
  • Giles County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giles County, Virginia[20].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+17286'}[21].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+17295'}[22].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+17110'}[23].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+16962'}[24].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+16925'}[25].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+16708'}[26].
  • Giles County has a population of {'amount': '+16787'}[27].

Body

Geography

Giles County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Giles County covers an area of {'amount': '+933'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17286'}[21], {'amount': '+17295'}[22], {'amount': '+17110'}[23], {'amount': '+16962'}[24], {'amount': '+16925'}[25], and {'amount': '+16708'}[26].

Designation and Status

Giles County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

1806 marks the founding of Giles County[17]. William Branch Giles is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Giles County draws 1,023 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #51 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 127199917X
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 25d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Giles County, Virgi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Giles County, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
  3. 7w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → Q140930090
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45905|batch #45905]]: county forms"
  4. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3814507
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152752
    Taxonomicon id → 1808207
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  5. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.gilescounty.org
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1169'}, {'amount': '+1133'}
    Instance of → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110542, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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