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Parke County

county along the Wabash River, in Indiana, United States
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Parke County

Summary

Parke County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #37 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parke County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Parke County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Parke County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Parke County's capital is recorded as Rockville[6].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Fountain County[7].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[8].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[9].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[10].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Vigo County[11].
  • Parke County's shares border with is recorded as Vermillion County[12].
  • Benjamin Parke is named after Parke County[13].
  • Parke County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockville[14].
  • Parke County's Commons category is recorded as Parke County, Indiana[15].
  • Parke County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[16].
  • January 9, 1821 marks the founding of Parke County[17].
  • Parke County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.78, 'lon': -87.21}[18].
  • Parke County's official website is recorded as http://www.parkecounty.org[19].
  • Parke County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parke County, Indiana[20].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+17339'}[21].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+17285'}[22].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+17123'}[23].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+17107'}[24].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+17202'}[25].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+16901'}[26].
  • Parke County has a population of {'amount': '+16156'}[27].

Body

Geography

Parke County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Indiana[3].

Physical Characteristics

Parke County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1166'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17339'}[21], {'amount': '+17285'}[22], {'amount': '+17123'}[23], {'amount': '+17107'}[24], {'amount': '+17202'}[25], and {'amount': '+16901'}[26].

Designation and Status

Parke County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].

History and Context

January 9, 1821 marks the founding of Parke County[17]. Benjamin Parke is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Parke County draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #37 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Indiana 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. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . 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.

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. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Rockville
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.18'}
    Named after → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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