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Leon County

county in Texas, United States
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Leon County

Summary

Leon County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #85 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leon County is located in Texas[3].
  • Leon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Leon County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Leon County's capital is recorded as Centerville[6].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Limestone County[7].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Freestone County[8].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[9].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Houston County[10].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Madison County[11].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Robertson County[12].
  • Leon County's shares border with is recorded as Brazos County[13].
  • Martín De León is named after Leon County[14].
  • Canis lupus is named after Leon County[15].
  • Leon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Centerville[16].
  • Leon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Normangee[17].
  • Leon County's Commons category is recorded as Leon County, Texas[18].
  • Leon County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[19].
  • January 1, 1846 marks the founding of Leon County[20].
  • Leon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.3, 'lon': -96}[21].
  • Leon County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.leon.tx.us/[22].
  • Leon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leon County, Texas[23].
  • Leon County has a population of {'amount': '+16801'}[24].
  • Leon County has a population of {'amount': '+16767'}[25].
  • Leon County has a population of {'amount': '+16852'}[26].
  • Leon County has a population of {'amount': '+16789'}[27].

Body

Geography

Leon County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2798'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16801'}[24], {'amount': '+16767'}[25], {'amount': '+16852'}[26], {'amount': '+16789'}[27], {'amount': '+16742'}[29], and {'amount': '+17086'}[30].

Designation and Status

Leon County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1846 marks the founding of Leon County[20]. Things named after include Martín De León[14], 1765–1833[31], of Mexico[32] and Canis lupus[15], a taxon[33].

Why It Matters

Leon County draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #85 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222726
    Umls cui → C3814077
    Taxonomicon id → 1807941
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.co.leon.tx.us/
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Centerville, Normangee
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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