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New Castle County

county in Delaware, United States
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New Castle County

Summary

New Castle County is a county of Delaware[1]. It draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_delaware category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Castle County is located in Delaware[3].
  • New Castle County is in the country of United States[4].
  • New Castle County's instance of is recorded as county of Delaware[5].
  • New Castle County's capital is recorded as Wilmington[6].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[7].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[8].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Gloucester County[9].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Salem County[10].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Kent County[11].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Kent County[12].
  • New Castle County's shares border with is recorded as Cecil County[13].
  • New Castle is named after New Castle County[14].
  • New Castle County followed New Amstel[15].
  • New Castle County's Commons category is recorded as New Castle County, Delaware[16].
  • 1664 marks the founding of New Castle County[17].
  • New Castle County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.58, 'lon': -75.64}[18].
  • New Castle County's official website is recorded as http://www.nccde.org[19].
  • New Castle County's official website is recorded as https://www.newcastlede.gov[20].
  • New Castle County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.new-castle.de.us/[21].
  • New Castle County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Castle County, Delaware[22].
  • New Castle County has a population of {'amount': '+538479'}[23].
  • New Castle County has a population of {'amount': '+538845'}[24].
  • New Castle County has a population of {'amount': '+542354'}[25].
  • New Castle County has a population of {'amount': '+546140'}[26].
  • New Castle County has a population of {'amount': '+549684'}[27].

Body

Geography

New Castle County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Delaware[3].

Physical Characteristics

New Castle County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1278'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+538479'}[23], {'amount': '+538845'}[24], {'amount': '+542354'}[25], {'amount': '+546140'}[26], {'amount': '+549684'}[27], and {'amount': '+556779'}[29].

Designation and Status

New Castle County's instance of is recorded as county of Delaware[5].

History and Context

1664 marks the founding of New Castle County[17]. New Castle is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

New Castle County draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_delaware category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Delaware United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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