Hershey

Summary

Hershey is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Hershey ranks in the top 0.15% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month, #14 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hershey is located in Dauphin County^[3].
• Hershey is in the country of United States^[4].
• Hershey's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[5].
• Hershey's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[6].
• Milton S. Hershey is named after Hershey^[7].
• Hershey's postal code is recorded as 17033^[8].
• Hershey's Commons category is recorded as Hershey, Pennsylvania^[9].
• Hershey's local dialing code is recorded as 717^[10].
• 1903 marks the founding of Hershey^[11].
• Hershey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.278333333333, 'lon': -76.651111111111}^[12].
• Hershey's official website is recorded as http://www.hersheypa.com/^[13].
• Hershey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hershey, Pennsylvania^[14].
• Hershey has a population of {'amount': '+14257'}^[15].
• Hershey has a population of {'amount': '+13858'}^[16].
• Hershey's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hershey'}^[17].
• Hershey's category for people born here is recorded as Q32091022^[18].
• Hershey's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32091027^[19].
• Hershey's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5910'}^[20].
• Hershey's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hershey'}^[21].
• Hershey's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Hershey, Pennsylvania^[22].
• Hershey sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+411'}^[23].
• Hershey covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.33839'}^[24].
• Hershey covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.343259'}^[25].
• Hershey's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.4143'}^[26].
• Hershey's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.154705'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Hershey is in the country of United States^[4]. Hershey is located in Dauphin County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.33839'}^[24] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.343259'}^[25]. Hershey sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+411'}^[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14257'}^[15] and {'amount': '+13858'}^[16].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1903 marks the founding of Hershey^[11]. Milton S. Hershey is named after Hershey^[7].

Why It Matters

Hershey ranks in the top 0.15% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month, #14 of 9,562).^[2] Hershey has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Hershey is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]