Porter County

county in Indiana, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_indiana Q506752
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Porter County

Summary

Porter County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #10 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porter County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Porter County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Porter County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Porter County's capital is recorded as Valparaiso[6].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as LaPorte County[7].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as Starke County[8].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as Jasper County[9].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[10].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[11].
  • Porter County's shares border with is recorded as Berrien County[12].
  • David Porter is named after Porter County[13].
  • Porter County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Valparaiso[14].
  • Porter County's Commons category is recorded as Porter County, Indiana[15].
  • Porter County's located in time zone is recorded as America/Chicago[16].
  • February 7, 1835 marks the founding of Porter County[17].
  • Porter County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.51, 'lon': -87.07}[18].
  • Porter County's official website is recorded as http://www.porterco.org[19].
  • Porter County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porter County, Indiana[20].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+164343'}[21].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+164512'}[22].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+165520'}[23].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+165681'}[24].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+166557'}[25].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+167688'}[26].
  • Porter County has a population of {'amount': '+173215'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Porter County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1351'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+843'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+164343'}[21], {'amount': '+164512'}[22], {'amount': '+165520'}[23], {'amount': '+165681'}[24], {'amount': '+166557'}[25], and {'amount': '+167688'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 7, 1835 marks the founding of Porter County[17]. David Porter is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Porter County draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #10 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Valparaiso
    Named after
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