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Lancaster County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Lancaster County

Summary

Lancaster County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lancaster County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Lancaster County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lancaster County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Lancaster County's capital is recorded as Lancaster[6].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Dauphin County[7].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as York County[8].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Harford County[9].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Cecil County[10].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[11].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Lebanon County[12].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Berks County[13].
  • Lancaster is named after Lancaster County[14].
  • Lancaster County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lancaster[15].
  • Lancaster County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mount Joy[16].
  • Lancaster County's Commons category is recorded as Lancaster County, Pennsylvania[17].
  • May 10, 1729 marks the founding of Lancaster County[18].
  • Lancaster County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.04, 'lon': -76.25}[19].
  • Lancaster County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us[20].
  • Lancaster County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lancaster County, Pennsylvania[21].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+519445'}[22].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+520305'}[23].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+523612'}[24].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+526436'}[25].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+529600'}[26].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+536624'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lancaster County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lancaster County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2548'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+519445'}[22], {'amount': '+520305'}[23], {'amount': '+523612'}[24], {'amount': '+526436'}[25], {'amount': '+529600'}[26], and {'amount': '+536624'}[27].

Designation and Status

Lancaster County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

May 10, 1729 marks the founding of Lancaster County[18]. Lancaster is named after it[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lancaster County include it[29], a county of Nebraska[30], in United States[31], founded in 1854[32].

Why It Matters

Lancaster County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include it[29], a county of Nebraska[30], in United States[31], founded in 1854[32].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . 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.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Lancaster County, Lancaster County, Lancaster County
    Inception → +1729-05-10T00:00:00Z
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Country → —
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