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Humboldt County

county in California, United States
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Summary

Humboldt County is a county of California[1]. It draws 2,843 Wikipedia views per month (county of california category, ranking #11 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Capital: Eureka[5]
  • Shares border with: Del Norte County[6], Mendocino County[7], Siskiyou County[8], Trinity County[9]
  • Named after: Alexander von Humboldt[10]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Eureka[11], Phillipsville[12], Pine Hills[13]
  • Commons category: Humboldt County, California[14]
  • Inception: 1853[15]
  • Coordinate location: 40.8, -123.8[16]
  • Authority: County of Humboldt[17]
  • Official website: https://humboldtgov.org/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Humboldt County, California[19]
  • Population: 134,623[20], 135,017[21], 135,227[22], 134,584[23], 134,493[24], 135,727[25], 135,333[26], 135,558[27], 136,463[28]
  • Topic has template: Template:Humboldt County, California[29]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Humboldt County, California[30]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Humboldt County, California[31]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Humboldt County, California[32]
  • Number of households: 54,120[33]
  • Native label: Humboldt County[34]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C107885[35]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Humboldt County, California[36]
  • Different from: Humboldt County[37]
  • Area: 10,495[38]
  • Water as percent of area: 11.84[39]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Humboldt County, California[40]

Why It Matters

Humboldt County has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

Alexander von Humboldt California United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf12008310
    Fast id → 1214282
    Idref id → 274941155
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fast id: 1214282, add P2163 claim: 1214282"
  2. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Humboldt County, Ca
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Humboldt County, California.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
  3. 12w ago · שמן תורק · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Seal image → Seal of Humboldt County, California.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Seal image: Seal of Humboldt County, California.png"
  4. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224626
    Taxonomicon id → 1804322
    Umls cui → C3814035
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  5. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of California
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Humboldt County, California
    Country → —
    Official website → https://humboldtgov.org/
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C107885, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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