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New Hanover County

county in North Carolina, United States
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New Hanover County

Summary

New Hanover County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Hanover County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • New Hanover County is in the country of United States[4].
  • New Hanover County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • New Hanover County's capital is recorded as Wilmington[6].
  • New Hanover County's shares border with is recorded as Pender County[7].
  • New Hanover County's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick County[8].
  • House of Hanover is named after New Hanover County[9].
  • New Hanover County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wilmington[10].
  • New Hanover County's headquarters location is recorded as Wilmington[11].
  • New Hanover County's Commons category is recorded as New Hanover County, North Carolina[12].
  • January 1, 1729 marks the founding of New Hanover County[13].
  • New Hanover County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.18, 'lon': -77.86}[14].
  • New Hanover County's significant event is recorded as First Battle of Fort Fisher[15].
  • New Hanover County's official website is recorded as https://www.nhcgov.com/[16].
  • New Hanover County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Hanover County, North Carolina[17].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+202667'}[18].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+203360'}[19].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+206044'}[20].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+209165'}[21].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+213267'}[22].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+220358'}[23].
  • New Hanover County has a population of {'amount': '+225702'}[24].
  • New Hanover County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hanover County, North Carolina[25].
  • New Hanover County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in New Hanover County, North Carolina[26].
  • New Hanover County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in New Hanover County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

New Hanover County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

New Hanover County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+849'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+202667'}[18], {'amount': '+203360'}[19], {'amount': '+206044'}[20], {'amount': '+209165'}[21], {'amount': '+213267'}[22], and {'amount': '+220358'}[23].

Designation and Status

New Hanover County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1729 marks the founding of New Hanover County[13]. House of Hanover is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

New Hanover County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Wilmington
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → North Carolina, Province of North Carolina
    Coordinates → —
    Taxonomicon id → 1806891
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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