Oberlin

city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q2232894
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Oberlin

Summary

Oberlin is a city in the United States[1]. Oberlin ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oberlin is located in Decatur County[3].
  • Oberlin is in the country of United States[4].
  • Oberlin's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Oberlin's postal code is recorded as 67749[6].
  • Oberlin's Commons category is recorded as Oberlin, Kansas[7].
  • Oberlin's local dialing code is recorded as 785[8].
  • 1872 marks the founding of Oberlin[9].
  • Oberlin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.821111111111, 'lon': -100.52833333333}[10].
  • Oberlin's official website is recorded as http://OberlinKS.com[11].
  • Oberlin has a population of {'amount': '+1788'}[12].
  • Oberlin has a population of {'amount': '+1644'}[13].
  • Oberlin's capital of is recorded as Decatur County[14].
  • Oberlin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oberlin'}[15].
  • Oberlin's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+877'}[16].
  • Oberlin's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Oberlin, Kansas[17].
  • Oberlin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+781'}[18].
  • Oberlin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.946586'}[19].
  • Oberlin's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • Oberlin's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+24453'}[21].

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Founding

1872 marks the founding of Oberlin[9].

Identity

Oberlin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oberlin'}[15].

Why It Matters

Oberlin ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] Oberlin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Oberlin is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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