Kings County
county in California, United States
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Summary
Kings County is a county of California[1]. It draws 1,122 Wikipedia views per month (county of california category, ranking #39 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Hanford[5]
- Shares border with: Monterey County[6], Tulare County[7], Kern County[8], San Luis Obispo County[9], Fresno County[10]
- Named after: Kings River[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hanford[12], Corcoran[13], Avenal[14], Lemoore[15]
- Commons category: Kings County, California[16]
- Inception: 1893[17]
- Coordinate location: 36.07, -119.81[18]
- Authority: County of Kings[19]
- Official website: https://www.countyofkings.com/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kings County, California[21]
- Population: 152,982[22], 152,417[23], 151,994[24], 151,382[25], 150,960[26], 150,965[27], 153,710[28], 152,940[29], 152,486[30], 153,443[31]
- Topic has template: Template:Kings County, California[32]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, California[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kings County, California[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kings County, California[35]
- Number of households: 43,604[36]
- Native label: Kings County[37]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107889[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kings County, California[39]
- Different from: King County[40], Kings County[41]
- Area: 3604[42]
- Water as percent of area: 0.15[43]
- Coextensive with: Hanford–Corcoran metropolitan area[44]
Why It Matters
Kings County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]