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Jefferson County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_west_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jefferson County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jefferson County's image is recorded as 2016-09-27 12 32 38 The Jefferson County Court House at the intersection of West Virginia State Route 115 (George Street) and West Virginia State Route 51 (Washington Street) in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.jpg[5].
  • Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[6].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Charles Town[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Loudoun County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Clarke County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley County[11].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County[12].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[13].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ranson[14].
  • Jefferson County's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125495799[15].
  • Jefferson County's GND ID is recorded as 4691195-9[16].
  • Jefferson County's locator map image is recorded as Map of West Virginia highlighting Jefferson County.svg[17].
  • Jefferson County's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81018755[18].
  • Jefferson County's part of is recorded as Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[19].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, West Virginia[20].
  • Jefferson County's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1149481[21].
  • +1801-01-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jefferson County[22].
  • Jefferson County's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1550025[23].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.31, 'lon': -77.86}[24].
  • Jefferson County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0mlnb[25].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as http://www.jeffersoncountywv.org[26].
  • Jefferson County's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 54037[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3]. Its part of is recorded as Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[19].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+548'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+53498'}[29], {'amount': '+53641'}[30], {'amount': '+54329'}[31], {'amount': '+54558'}[32], {'amount': '+55073'}[33], and {'amount': '+56482'}[34].

Designation and Status

Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[6].

History and Context

+1801-01-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jefferson County[22]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_west_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Thomas Jefferson United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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