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Gloucester County

county in Virginia, United States
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Gloucester County

Summary

Gloucester County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #28 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gloucester County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Gloucester County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Gloucester County is on the body of water York River[5].
  • Gloucester County is on the body of water Mobjack Bay[6].
  • Gloucester County is on the body of water Piankatank River[7].
  • Gloucester County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[8].
  • Gloucester County's capital is recorded as Gloucester Courthouse[9].
  • Gloucester County's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex County[10].
  • Gloucester County's shares border with is recorded as King and Queen County[11].
  • Gloucester County's shares border with is recorded as Mathews County[12].
  • Gloucester County's shares border with is recorded as James City County[13].
  • Gloucester County's shares border with is recorded as York County[14].
  • Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester is named after Gloucester County[15].
  • Gloucester County's Commons category is recorded as Gloucester County, Virginia[16].
  • 1651 marks the founding of Gloucester County[17].
  • Gloucester County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.4, 'lon': -76.52}[18].
  • Gloucester County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Middle Peninsula[19].
  • Gloucester County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.gloucester.va.us[20].
  • Gloucester County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gloucester County, Virginia[21].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+36858'}[22].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+36932'}[23].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+36891'}[24].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+36905'}[25].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+36834'}[26].
  • Gloucester County has a population of {'amount': '+37143'}[27].

Body

Geography

Gloucester County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3]. Adjacent water bodies include York River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Mobjack Bay[6], a bay[30], in United States[31]; and Piankatank River[7], a river[32], in United States[33].

Physical Characteristics

Gloucester County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+746'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+36858'}[22], {'amount': '+36932'}[23], {'amount': '+36891'}[24], {'amount': '+36905'}[25], {'amount': '+36834'}[26], and {'amount': '+37143'}[27].

Designation and Status

Gloucester County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[8].

History and Context

1651 marks the founding of Gloucester County[17]. Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Gloucester County draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #28 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808208
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152747
    Domain name → gloucester.va.us
    Umls cui → C3814843
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: gloucester.va.us"
  2. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.co.gloucester.va.us
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Gloucester County, Virginia
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+7200'}, {'amount': '+1090'}, {'amount': '+731'} +1
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110543, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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