Groton

town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Groton

Summary

Groton is a New England town[1]. Groton ranks in the top 7% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Groton is located in Middlesex County[3].
  • Groton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Groton's image is recorded as Groton Town Hall.JPG[5].
  • Groton's instance of is recorded as New England town[6].
  • Groton's shares border with is recorded as Pepperell[7].
  • Groton is named after Groton[8].
  • Groton's seal image is recorded as Seal of Groton, Massachusetts.png[9].
  • Groton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403713516[10].
  • Groton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 268952184[11].
  • Groton's GND ID is recorded as 5204550-X[12].
  • Groton's locator map image is recorded as Groton ma highlight.png[13].
  • Groton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92094057[14].
  • Groton's postal code is recorded as 01450[15].
  • Groton's postal code is recorded as 01472[16].
  • Groton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district[17].
  • Groton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts Senate's First Middlesex district[18].
  • Groton's Commons category is recorded as Groton, Massachusetts[19].
  • Groton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1832405[20].
  • +1655-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Groton[21].
  • Groton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 619399[22].
  • Groton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.611111111111, 'lon': -71.575}[23].
  • Groton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.6112, 'lon': -71.57451}[24].
  • Groton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zt8p[25].
  • Groton's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 25-27480[26].
  • Groton's official website is recorded as http://www.townofgroton.org[27].

Body

Geography

Groton is in the country of United States[4]. Groton is located in Middlesex County[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district[17], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[28], in United States[29] and Massachusetts Senate's First Middlesex district[18], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[30], in United States[31].

Physical Characteristics

Groton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+33.7'}[32]. Groton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10873'}[34], {'amount': '+10646'}[35], and {'amount': '+11315'}[36].

Designation and Status

Groton's instance of is recorded as New England town[6].

History and Context

+1655-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Groton[21]. Groton is named after Groton[8].

Why It Matters

Groton ranks in the top 7% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2] Groton has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Groton is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Open ISNI for Organizations. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Open ISNI for Organizations. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved . sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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