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Lehigh County

county in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lehigh County

Summary

Lehigh County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #11 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lehigh County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Lehigh County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lehigh County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Lehigh County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Lehigh County's capital is recorded as Allentown[7].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Schuylkill County[8].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Carbon County[9].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Northampton County[10].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Bucks County[11].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[12].
  • Lehigh County's shares border with is recorded as Berks County[13].
  • Lehigh River is named after Lehigh County[14].
  • Lehigh County's flag is recorded as flag of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania[15].
  • Lehigh County's Commons category is recorded as Lehigh County, Pennsylvania[16].
  • March 6, 1812 marks the founding of Lehigh County[17].
  • Lehigh County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.61, 'lon': -75.59}[18].
  • Lehigh County's official website is recorded as http://www.lehighcounty.org[19].
  • Lehigh County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lehigh County, Pennsylvania[20].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+349497'}[21].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+350012'}[22].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+353255'}[23].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+354746'}[24].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+355092'}[25].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+360685'}[26].
  • Lehigh County has a population of {'amount': '+374557'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lehigh County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+902'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+349497'}[21], {'amount': '+350012'}[22], {'amount': '+353255'}[23], {'amount': '+354746'}[24], {'amount': '+355092'}[25], and {'amount': '+360685'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Pennsylvania[5] and home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

March 6, 1812 marks the founding of Lehigh County[17]. Lehigh River is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Lehigh County draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #11 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225384
    Umls cui → C3829301
    Taxonomicon id → 1807320
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  2. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → Lehigh River
    Capital → —
    Official website → http://www.lehighcounty.org
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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