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Houston County

county in Alabama, United States
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Houston County

Summary

Houston County is a county of Alabama[1]. It draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #33 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houston County is located in Alabama[3].
  • Houston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].
  • Houston County's capital is recorded as Dothan[6].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[7].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Early County[8].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Seminole County[9].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[10].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Geneva County[11].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Dale County[12].
  • George S. Houston is named after Houston County[13].
  • Houston County's Commons category is recorded as Houston County, Alabama[14].
  • Houston County's licence plate code is recorded as 38[15].
  • February 9, 1903 marks the founding of Houston County[16].
  • Houston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 31.152222222222, 'longitude': -85.293333333333}[17].
  • Houston County's official website is recorded as http://www.houstoncounty.org[18].
  • Houston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Houston County, Alabama[19].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+101547'}[20].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+101793'}[21].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+102371'}[22].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+103298'}[23].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+103668'}[24].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+104173'}[25].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+107202'}[26].
  • Houston County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Houston County, Alabama[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Houston County covers an area of {'amount': '+1506'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+101547'}[20], {'amount': '+101793'}[21], {'amount': '+102371'}[22], {'amount': '+103298'}[23], {'amount': '+103668'}[24], and {'amount': '+104173'}[25].

Designation and Status

Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].

History and Context

February 9, 1903 marks the founding of Houston County[16]. George S. Houston is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Houston County draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #33 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Alabama United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14901 → houston-county
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55023|batch #55023]]: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
  2. 19d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Houston County, Ala
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Houston County, Alabama.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  3. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3812708
    Taxonomicon id → 1803857
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222301
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 31.152222222222, 'longitude': -85.293333333333}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alabama
    Inception → +1903-02-09T00:00:00Z
    Named after → George S. Houston
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C107722, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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