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Onslow County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Onslow County

Summary

Onslow County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #32 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Onslow County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Onslow County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Onslow County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Onslow County's capital is recorded as Jacksonville[6].
  • Onslow County's shares border with is recorded as Jones County[7].
  • Onslow County's shares border with is recorded as Carteret County[8].
  • Onslow County's shares border with is recorded as Pender County[9].
  • Onslow County's shares border with is recorded as Duplin County[10].
  • Arthur Onslow is named after Onslow County[11].
  • Onslow County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jacksonville[12].
  • Onslow County's Commons category is recorded as Onslow County, North Carolina[13].
  • January 1, 1734 marks the founding of Onslow County[14].
  • Onslow County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.71, 'lon': -77.41}[15].
  • Onslow County's official website is recorded as http://www.onslowcountync.gov[16].
  • Onslow County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Onslow County, North Carolina[17].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+177772'}[18].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+179557'}[19].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+177834'}[20].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+184001'}[21].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+185220'}[22].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+186311'}[23].
  • Onslow County has a population of {'amount': '+204576'}[24].
  • Onslow County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Onslow County, North Carolina[25].
  • Onslow County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Onslow County, North Carolina[26].
  • Onslow County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+66131'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Onslow County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2353'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+177772'}[18], {'amount': '+179557'}[19], {'amount': '+177834'}[20], {'amount': '+184001'}[21], {'amount': '+185220'}[22], and {'amount': '+186311'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1734 marks the founding of Onslow County[14]. Arthur Onslow is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Onslow County draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #32 of 102).[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

Aldis Hodge Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Jacksonville
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → North Carolina, Province of North Carolina
    Coordinates → —
    Taxonomicon id → 1806893
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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