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Petersburg

census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky
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Petersburg

Summary

Petersburg is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Petersburg ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petersburg is located in Boone County[3].
  • Petersburg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Petersburg is on the body of water Ohio River[5].
  • Petersburg's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[6].
  • Petersburg's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[7].
  • Petersburg's postal code is recorded as 41080[8].
  • Petersburg's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[9].
  • Petersburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.069166666667, 'lon': -84.868333333333}[10].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+620'}[11].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+500'}[12].
  • Petersburg's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Petersburg'}[13].
  • Petersburg's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+114'}[14].
  • Petersburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+156'}[15].
  • Petersburg covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172609'}[16].
  • Petersburg covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172616'}[17].
  • Petersburg's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+11.7917'}[18].
  • Petersburg's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+27019'}[19].

Body

Geography

Petersburg is in the country of United States[4]. Petersburg is located in Boone County[3]. Petersburg is on the body of water Ohio River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172609'}[16] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172616'}[17]. Petersburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+156'}[15]. Population counts include {'amount': '+620'}[11] and {'amount': '+500'}[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[6] and unincorporated community[7].

Why It Matters

Petersburg ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] Petersburg has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Petersburg is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Ohio River United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Boone County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 39.069166666667, 'lon': -84.868333333333}
    Population → {'amount': '+620'}, {'amount': '+500'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172609'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.172616'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47156|batch #47156]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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