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Pendleton County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Pendleton County

Summary

Pendleton County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #20 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pendleton County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Pendleton County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pendleton County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Pendleton County's capital is recorded as Franklin[6].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County[7].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Augusta County[8].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Hardy County[9].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Rockingham County[10].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Pocahontas County[11].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Randolph County[12].
  • Pendleton County's shares border with is recorded as Highland County[13].
  • Edmund Pendleton is named after Pendleton County[14].
  • Pendleton County's Commons category is recorded as Pendleton County, West Virginia[15].
  • December 4, 1787 marks the founding of Pendleton County[16].
  • Pendleton County's highest point is recorded as Spruce Knob[17].
  • Pendleton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.68, 'lon': -79.36}[18].
  • Pendleton County's official website is recorded as http://www.pendletoncounty.wv.gov[19].
  • Pendleton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pendleton County, West Virginia[20].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7695'}[21].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7699'}[22].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7592'}[23].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7553'}[24].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7471'}[25].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+7229'}[26].
  • Pendleton County has a population of {'amount': '+6143'}[27].

Body

Geography

Pendleton County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pendleton County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1808'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+667'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7695'}[21], {'amount': '+7699'}[22], {'amount': '+7592'}[23], {'amount': '+7553'}[24], {'amount': '+7471'}[25], and {'amount': '+7229'}[26].

Designation and Status

Pendleton County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].

History and Context

December 4, 1787 marks the founding of Pendleton County[16]. Edmund Pendleton is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Pendleton County draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #20 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3813697
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152635
    Taxonomicon id → 1808361
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  2. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.pendletoncounty.wv.gov
    Website → —
    Inception → +1787-12-04T00:00:00Z
    Capital → Franklin
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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