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Philadelphia County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia County is a county of Pennsylvania[1] located in Pennsylvania[1] in the United States. It was established on March 10, 1682. The county's capital is Philadelphia[1]. As of 2020, the county has a population of 1.6M[2] and spans an area of 143.

Philadelphia County

Summary

Philadelphia County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 443 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #7 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Philadelphia County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Philadelphia County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Philadelphia County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Philadelphia County's capital is recorded as Philadelphia[6].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[7].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[8].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Gloucester County[9].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Bucks County[10].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Camden County[11].
  • Philadelphia County's shares border with is recorded as Burlington County[12].
  • Philadelphia is named after Philadelphia County[13].
  • Philadelphia County's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[14].
  • March 10, 1682 marks the founding of Philadelphia County[15].
  • Philadelphia County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.01, 'lon': -75.13}[16].
  • Philadelphia County's official website is recorded as http://www.phila.gov[17].
  • Philadelphia County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania[18].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1526006'}[19].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1528516'}[20].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1538497'}[21].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1548647'}[22].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1553165'}[23].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1567442'}[24].
  • Philadelphia County has a population of {'amount': '+1603797'}[25].
  • Philadelphia County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania[26].
  • Philadelphia County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania[27].

Body

Geography

Philadelphia County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Philadelphia County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+143'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1526006'}[19], {'amount': '+1528516'}[20], {'amount': '+1538497'}[21], {'amount': '+1548647'}[22], {'amount': '+1553165'}[23], and {'amount': '+1567442'}[24].

Designation and Status

Philadelphia County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

March 10, 1682 marks the founding of Philadelphia County[15]. Philadelphia is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Philadelphia County draws 443 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #7 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Pennsylvania Philadelphia University Saint Joseph's University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . System for Award Management. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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