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Monterey County

county in California, United States
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Monterey County

Summary

Monterey County is a county of California[1]. It draws 1,001 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #17 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monterey County is located in California[3].
  • Monterey County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Monterey County's instance of is recorded as county of California[5].
  • Monterey County's capital is recorded as Salinas[6].
  • Monterey County's shares border with is recorded as Fresno County[7].
  • Monterey County's shares border with is recorded as San Benito County[8].
  • Monterey County's shares border with is recorded as San Luis Obispo County[9].
  • Monterey County's shares border with is recorded as Kings County[10].
  • Monterey County's shares border with is recorded as Santa Cruz County[11].
  • Monterey Bay is named after Monterey County[12].
  • Monterey County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salinas[13].
  • Monterey County's Commons category is recorded as Monterey County, California[14].
  • February 18, 1850 marks the founding of Monterey County[15].
  • Monterey County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.24, 'lon': -121.31}[16].
  • Monterey County's authority is recorded as County of Monterey[17].
  • Monterey County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monterey County, California[18].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+415057'}[19].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+416342'}[20].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+421343'}[21].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+426072'}[22].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+428826'}[23].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+433898'}[24].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+445414'}[25].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+434061'}[26].
  • Monterey County has a population of {'amount': '+439035'}[27].

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Founding

February 18, 1850 marks the founding of Monterey County[15].

Why It Matters

Monterey County draws 1,001 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #17 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

California United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . DataPile. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in California: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1804337
    Obo gazetteer id → 00004350
    Umls cui → C3828968
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  2. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of California
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Monterey County, California
    Country → —
    Official website → https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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