Houghton

census-designated place in New York, United States
Place census_designated_place_in_the_united_states Q3462000
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Houghton

Summary

Houghton is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Houghton ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houghton is located in Allegany County[3].
  • Houghton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Houghton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Houghton's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Houghton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000102224057[7].
  • Houghton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132539545[8].
  • Houghton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82001976[9].
  • Houghton's postal code is recorded as 14744[10].
  • Houghton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 176286[11].
  • Houghton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[12].
  • Houghton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 953282[13].
  • Houghton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2389955[14].
  • Houghton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.4333, 'lon': -78.15}[15].
  • Houghton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xxdw[16].
  • Houghton's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 36-35771[17].
  • Houghton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1693'}[18].
  • Houghton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1488'}[19].
  • Houghton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Houghton'}[20].
  • Houghton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+280'}[21].
  • Houghton's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5121382[22].
  • Houghton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+368'}[23].
  • Houghton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445673'}[24].
  • Houghton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445672'}[25].
  • Houghton's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.391'}[26].
  • Houghton's Quora topic ID is recorded as Houghton-NY[27].

Body

Geography

Houghton is in the country of United States[4]. Houghton is located in Allegany County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445673'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445672'}[25]. Houghton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+368'}[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1693'}[18] and {'amount': '+1488'}[19].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Houghton ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2] Houghton has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Houghton is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Number of households {'amount': '+280'}
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+368'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445673'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.445672'}
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