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Lancaster County

county in Nebraska, United States
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Lancaster County

Summary

Lancaster County is a county of Nebraska[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_nebraska entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lancaster County is located in Nebraska[3].
  • Lancaster County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lancaster County's instance of is recorded as county of Nebraska[5].
  • Lancaster County's capital is recorded as Lincoln[6].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Saunders County[7].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Cass County[8].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Otoe County[9].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[10].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Gage County[11].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Saline County[12].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Seward County[13].
  • Lancaster County's shares border with is recorded as Butler County[14].
  • Lancaster County is named after Lancaster County[15].
  • Lancaster County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lincoln[16].
  • Lancaster County's Commons category is recorded as Lancaster County, Nebraska[17].
  • 1854 marks the founding of Lancaster County[18].
  • Lancaster County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.78, 'lon': -96.69}[19].
  • Lancaster County's official website is recorded as http://lancaster.ne.gov[20].
  • Lancaster County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lancaster County, Nebraska[21].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+285407'}[22].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+286126'}[23].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+289704'}[24].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+293400'}[25].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+297036'}[26].
  • Lancaster County has a population of {'amount': '+306468'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lancaster County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2193'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+285407'}[22], {'amount': '+286126'}[23], {'amount': '+289704'}[24], {'amount': '+293400'}[25], {'amount': '+297036'}[26], and {'amount': '+306468'}[27].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1854 marks the founding of Lancaster County[18]. It is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Lancaster County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_nebraska entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Nebraska United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

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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