Kensington

census-designated place in California, United States
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Kensington

Summary

Kensington is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Kensington ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kensington is located in Contra Costa County[3].
  • Kensington is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kensington's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Kensington's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Kensington's Commons category is recorded as Kensington, California[7].
  • Kensington's local dialing code is recorded as 510[8].
  • Kensington's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.910555555556, 'longitude': -122.28027777778}[9].
  • Kensington has a population of {'amount': '+5077'}[10].
  • Kensington has a population of {'amount': '+5428'}[11].
  • Kensington's official name is recorded as Kensington[12].
  • Kensington's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2087'}[13].
  • Kensington sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+587'}[14].
  • Kensington covers an area of {'amount': '+2.475781'}[15].
  • Kensington covers an area of {'amount': '+2.477404'}[16].
  • Kensington's water as percent of area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.9765'}[17].
  • Kensington's water area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.024193'}[18].
  • Kensington's per capita income is recorded as {'amount': '+88795'}[19].

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Geography

Kensington is in the country of United States[4]. Kensington is located in Contra Costa County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+2.475781'}[15] and {'amount': '+2.477404'}[16]. Kensington sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+587'}[14]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5077'}[10] and {'amount': '+5428'}[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Kensington ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,340 views/month).[2] Kensington has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Kensington is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 116417357X
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water area → {'amount': '+0.024193'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Contra Costa County
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.910555555556, 'longitude': -122.28027777778}
    Population → {'amount': '+5077'}, {'amount': '+5428'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47156|batch #47156]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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