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Luzerne County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Luzerne County

Summary

Luzerne County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 731 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #9 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Luzerne County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Luzerne County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Luzerne County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Luzerne County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Luzerne County's capital is recorded as Wilkes-Barre[7].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming County[8].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Lackawanna County[9].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County[10].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Carbon County[11].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Schuylkill County[12].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Columbia County[13].
  • Luzerne County's shares border with is recorded as Sullivan County[14].
  • Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne is named after Luzerne County[15].
  • Luzerne County's headquarters location is recorded as Wilkes-Barre[16].
  • Luzerne County's Commons category is recorded as Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[17].
  • Luzerne County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[18].
  • September 25, 1786 marks the founding of Luzerne County[19].
  • Luzerne County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.18, 'lon': -75.99}[20].
  • Luzerne County's official website is recorded as http://www.luzernecounty.org[21].
  • Luzerne County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[22].
  • Luzerne County has a population of {'amount': '+320918'}[23].
  • Luzerne County has a population of {'amount': '+320924'}[24].
  • Luzerne County has a population of {'amount': '+321156'}[25].
  • Luzerne County has a population of {'amount': '+321423'}[26].
  • Luzerne County has a population of {'amount': '+320103'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Luzerne County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2349'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+320918'}[23], {'amount': '+320924'}[24], {'amount': '+321156'}[25], {'amount': '+321423'}[26], {'amount': '+320103'}[27], and {'amount': '+318449'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

September 25, 1786 marks the founding of Luzerne County[19]. Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Luzerne County draws 731 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #9 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Misericordia University Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Population → —
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