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Orwigsburg

borough in southern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
AdministrativeArea borough_of_pennsylvania Q1189092
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Summary

Orwigsburg is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Orwigsburg draws 251 Wikipedia views per month (borough of pennsylvania category, ranking #127 of 949).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schuylkill County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Postal code: 17961[5]
  • Commons category: Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania[6]
  • Inception: January 1, 1796[7]
  • Official website: http://www.orwigsburg.net[8]
  • Population: 3099[9], 3000[10]
  • Official name: Orwigsburg[11]
  • Number of households: 1033[12]
  • Area: 2.17 square mile[13], 5.619283 km²[14]
  • Water as percent of area: 0 percent[15]
  • Territory overlaps: Schuylkill Haven–Orwigsburg urban area[16]
  • Water area: 0 km²[17]
  • Per capita income: 32,713 US dollars[18]

Why It Matters

Orwigsburg has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Orwigsburg is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Peter James · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Schuylkill County
    Number of households → {'amount': '+1033'}
    Country → —
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Geonames id: 5204608"
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