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Marathon County

county in Wisconsin, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_wisconsin Q505848
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Marathon County

Summary

Marathon County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It draws 412 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #10 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marathon County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Marathon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Marathon County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Marathon County's capital is recorded as Wausau[6].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[7].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Langlade County[8].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Shawano County[9].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Waupaca County[10].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Portage County[11].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Wood County[12].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[13].
  • Marathon County's shares border with is recorded as Taylor County[14].
  • Battle of Marathon is named after Marathon County[15].
  • Marathon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wausau[16].
  • Marathon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Weston[17].
  • Marathon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abbotsford[18].
  • Marathon County's Commons category is recorded as Marathon County, Wisconsin[19].
  • 1850 marks the founding of Marathon County[20].
  • Marathon County's highest point is recorded as Rib Mountain[21].
  • Marathon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.9, 'lon': -89.76}[22].
  • Marathon County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.marathon.wi.us[23].
  • Marathon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marathon County, Wisconsin[24].
  • Marathon County has a population of {'amount': '+134063'}[25].
  • Marathon County has a population of {'amount': '+134065'}[26].
  • Marathon County has a population of {'amount': '+134529'}[27].

Body

Geography

Marathon County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Marathon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4082'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+134063'}[25], {'amount': '+134065'}[26], {'amount': '+134529'}[27], {'amount': '+134681'}[29], {'amount': '+135416'}[30], and {'amount': '+135868'}[31].

Designation and Status

Marathon County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

1850 marks the founding of Marathon County[20]. Battle of Marathon is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Marathon County draws 412 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #10 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3829203
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225109
    Taxonomicon id → 1808420
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Lincoln County, Langlade County, Shawano County +5
    Named after → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4082'}
    Local thumb → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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