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Owyhee County

county in Idaho, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_idaho Q491316
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Owyhee County

Summary

Owyhee County is a county of Idaho[1]. It draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_idaho category, ranking #9 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Owyhee County is located in Idaho[3].
  • Owyhee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Owyhee County's instance of is recorded as county of Idaho[5].
  • Owyhee County's capital is recorded as Murphy[6].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Canyon County[7].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Ada County[8].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Elmore County[9].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Twin Falls County[10].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Elko County[11].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Humboldt County[12].
  • Owyhee County's shares border with is recorded as Malheur County[13].
  • Hawaii is named after Owyhee County[14].
  • Owyhee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Murphy[15].
  • Owyhee County's Commons category is recorded as Owyhee County, Idaho[16].
  • December 31, 1863 marks the founding of Owyhee County[17].
  • Owyhee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.56, 'lon': -116.17}[18].
  • Owyhee County's official website is recorded as http://owyheecounty.net[19].
  • Owyhee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Owyhee County, Idaho[20].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11526'}[21].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11476'}[22].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11419'}[23].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11458'}[24].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11472'}[25].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11310'}[26].
  • Owyhee County has a population of {'amount': '+11913'}[27].

Body

Geography

Owyhee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Idaho[3].

Physical Characteristics

Owyhee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19934'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11526'}[21], {'amount': '+11476'}[22], {'amount': '+11419'}[23], {'amount': '+11458'}[24], {'amount': '+11472'}[25], and {'amount': '+11310'}[26].

Designation and Status

Owyhee County's instance of is recorded as county of Idaho[5].

History and Context

December 31, 1863 marks the founding of Owyhee County[17]. Hawaii is named after it[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Owyhee County include owyheeite[29], a mineral species[30].

Why It Matters

Owyhee County draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_idaho category, ranking #9 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include owyheeite[29], a mineral species[30].

Related Entities

Hawaii Idaho United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q114502058. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+4429'}
    Capital → —
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Owyhee County, Idaho
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