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Lewis County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Lewis County

Summary

Lewis County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #39 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lewis County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Lewis County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lewis County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Lewis County's capital is recorded as Weston[6].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[7].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Braxton County[8].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Webster County[9].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Upshur County[10].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Gilmer County[11].
  • Lewis County's shares border with is recorded as Doddridge County[12].
  • Charles Lewis is named after Lewis County[13].
  • Lewis County's Commons category is recorded as Lewis County, West Virginia[14].
  • December 18, 1816 marks the founding of Lewis County[15].
  • Lewis County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39, 'lon': -80.51}[16].
  • Lewis County's official website is recorded as http://www.lewiscounty.wv.gov[17].
  • Lewis County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lewis County, West Virginia[18].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16372'}[19].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16388'}[20].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16373'}[21].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16421'}[22].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16452'}[23].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+16448'}[24].
  • Lewis County has a population of {'amount': '+17033'}[25].
  • Lewis County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, West Virginia[26].
  • Lewis County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Lewis County, West Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

Lewis County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lewis County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1009'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16372'}[19], {'amount': '+16388'}[20], {'amount': '+16373'}[21], {'amount': '+16421'}[22], {'amount': '+16452'}[23], and {'amount': '+16448'}[24].

Designation and Status

Lewis County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].

History and Context

December 18, 1816 marks the founding of Lewis County[15]. Charles Lewis is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Lewis County draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #39 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+25225'}
    Number of households → {'amount': '+6472'}
    Capital → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → West Virginia, Virginia
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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