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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 (1,139 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 instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Charles Town[6].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Loudoun County[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Clarke County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County[11].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[12].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ranson[13].
  • Jefferson County is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[14].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, West Virginia[15].
  • January 8, 1801 marks the founding of Jefferson County[16].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.31, 'longitude': -77.86}[17].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as http://www.jeffersoncountywv.org[18].
  • Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, West Virginia[19].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+53498'}[20].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+53641'}[21].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+54329'}[22].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+54558'}[23].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+55073'}[24].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+56482'}[25].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+57701'}[26].
  • Jefferson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3]. It is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[14].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'amount': '+548'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+53498'}[20], {'amount': '+53641'}[21], {'amount': '+54329'}[22], {'amount': '+54558'}[23], {'amount': '+55073'}[24], and {'amount': '+56482'}[25].

Designation and Status

Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].

History and Context

January 8, 1801 marks the founding of Jefferson County[16]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_west_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Thomas Jefferson United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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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