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Houston County

county in Tennessee, United States
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Houston County

Summary

Houston County is a county of Tennessee[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #57 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houston County is located in Tennessee[3].
  • Houston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee[5].
  • Houston County's capital is recorded as Erin[6].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Stewart County[7].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[8].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Dickson County[9].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Humphreys County[10].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Benton County[11].
  • Sam Houston is named after Houston County[12].
  • Houston County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Erin[13].
  • Houston County's Commons category is recorded as Houston County, Tennessee[14].
  • Houston County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[15].
  • 1871 marks the founding of Houston County[16].
  • Houston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.28, 'lon': -87.71}[17].
  • Houston County's official website is recorded as http://www.houstoncochamber.com[18].
  • Houston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Houston County, Tennessee[19].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8426'}[20].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8451'}[21].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8337'}[22].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8422'}[23].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8292'}[24].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8149'}[25].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+8283'}[26].
  • Houston County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Houston County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+536'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8426'}[20], {'amount': '+8451'}[21], {'amount': '+8337'}[22], {'amount': '+8422'}[23], {'amount': '+8292'}[24], and {'amount': '+8149'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1871 marks the founding of Houston County[16]. Sam Houston is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Houston County draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #57 of 96).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Sam Houston Tennessee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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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. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3812712
    Obo gazetteer id → 00151009
    Taxonomicon id → 1807742
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  2. 25d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1871-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → Sam Houston
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36.28, 'lon': -87.71}
    Website → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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