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Matoaka

census-designated place in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Matoaka

Summary

Matoaka is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Matoaka ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County[3].
  • Matoaka is in the country of United States[4].
  • Matoaka's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Matoaka's postal code is recorded as 24736[6].
  • Matoaka's Commons category is recorded as Matoaka, West Virginia[7].
  • Matoaka's located in time zone is recorded as Atlantic Time Zone[8].
  • Matoaka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.418611111111, 'lon': -81.241944444444}[9].
  • Matoaka has a population of {'amount': '+227'}[10].
  • Matoaka has a population of {'amount': '+173'}[11].
  • Matoaka's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Matoaka'}[12].
  • Matoaka's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+60'}[13].
  • Matoaka sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+719'}[14].
  • Matoaka sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+719'}[15].
  • Matoaka covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.682611'}[16].
  • Matoaka covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.682615'}[17].
  • Matoaka's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}[18].
  • Matoaka's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+16160'}[19].

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Geography

Matoaka is in the country of United States[4]. Matoaka is located in Mercer County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.682611'}[16] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.682615'}[17]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+719'}[14]. Population counts include {'amount': '+227'}[10] and {'amount': '+173'}[11].

Designation and Status

Matoaka's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

Matoaka ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2] Matoaka has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. 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. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Atlantic Time Zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46864|batch #46864]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 20w ago · ForeverFlying · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+60'}
    Video → Walking in Matoaka, West Virginia-h1YOHswXNqo.webm
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+719'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+719'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10]]: Walking in Matoaka, West Virginia-h1YOHswXNqo.webm"
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