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Parkersburg

city in and county seat of Wood County, West Virginia
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Parkersburg

Summary

Parkersburg is a city in the United States[1]. Parkersburg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County[3].
  • Parkersburg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Parkersburg is on the body of water Ohio River[5].
  • Parkersburg is on the body of water Little Kanawha River[6].
  • Parkersburg's head of government is recorded as Tom Joyce[7].
  • Parkersburg's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Parkersburg's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Parkersburg's postal code is recorded as 26101[10].
  • Parkersburg's postal code is recorded as 26102[11].
  • Parkersburg's postal code is recorded as 26103[12].
  • Parkersburg's postal code is recorded as 26104[13].
  • Parkersburg's postal code is recorded as 26106[14].
  • Parkersburg's Commons category is recorded as Parkersburg, West Virginia[15].
  • Parkersburg's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[16].
  • Parkersburg's local dialing code is recorded as 304[17].
  • 1810 marks the founding of Parkersburg[18].
  • Parkersburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.266111111111, 'lon': -81.542222222222}[19].
  • Parkersburg's official website is recorded as http://www.parkersburg-wv.com[20].
  • Parkersburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parkersburg, West Virginia[21].
  • Parkersburg has a population of {'amount': '+30601'}[22].
  • Parkersburg has a population of {'amount': '+31492'}[23].
  • Parkersburg has a population of {'amount': '+29738'}[24].
  • Parkersburg's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor[25].
  • Parkersburg's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Parkersburg's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[27].

Body

Founding

1810 marks the founding of Parkersburg[18].

Identity

Parkersburg's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Parkersburg'}[28].

Why It Matters

Parkersburg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Parkersburg is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Deron Williams Edwin Catmull Mildred L. Stancl Ohio River Paul Dooley United States West Virginia University at Parkersburg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . parkersburgcity.com. Retrieved . parkersburgcity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Natsthename1 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city in the United States, county seat
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+187'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+187'}
    Aliases → —
    Number of households → {'amount': '+13119'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7607]]: Category: Parkersburg, West Virginia"
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