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Houston County

county in Minnesota, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_minnesota Q486288
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Houston County

Summary

Houston County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #34 of 89).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houston County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Houston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Houston County's image is recorded as HoustonCountyMinnesota2006.JPG[5].
  • Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[6].
  • Houston County's capital is recorded as Caledonia[7].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Winona County[8].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as La Crosse County[9].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Vernon County[10].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Allamakee County[11].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Winneshiek County[12].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Fillmore County[13].
  • Sam Houston is named after Houston County[14].
  • Houston County's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145427554[15].
  • Houston County's locator map image is recorded as Map of Minnesota highlighting Houston County.svg[16].
  • Houston County's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81093321[17].
  • Houston County's Commons category is recorded as Houston County, Minnesota[18].
  • Houston County's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1792815[19].
  • +1854-04-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Houston County[20].
  • Houston County's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 659473[21].
  • Houston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.67, 'lon': -91.49}[22].
  • Houston County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nhmj[23].
  • Houston County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.houston.mn.us/[24].
  • Houston County's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 27055[25].
  • Houston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Houston County, Minnesota[26].
  • Houston County's population is recorded as {'amount': '+19027'}[27].

Body

Geography

Houston County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Minnesota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Houston County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1473'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19027'}[27], {'amount': '+19000'}[29], {'amount': '+18924'}[30], {'amount': '+18800'}[31], {'amount': '+18799'}[32], and {'amount': '+18773'}[33].

Designation and Status

Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[6].

History and Context

+1854-04-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Houston County[20]. Sam Houston is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Houston County draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #34 of 89).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Minnesota Sam Houston United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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