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Pottawattamie County

county in Iowa, United States of America
AdministrativeArea county_of_iowa Q487677
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Pottawattamie County

Summary

Pottawattamie County is a county of Iowa[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_iowa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pottawattamie County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Pottawattamie County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pottawattamie County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Pottawattamie County's capital is recorded as Council Bluffs[6].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[7].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Mills County[8].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[9].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Cass County[10].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[11].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Sarpy County[12].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[13].
  • Pottawattamie County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[14].
  • Potawatomi is named after Pottawattamie County[15].
  • Pottawattamie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Council Bluffs[16].
  • Pottawattamie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Macedonia[17].
  • Pottawattamie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Minden[18].
  • Pottawattamie County's Commons category is recorded as Pottawattamie County, Iowa[19].
  • September 21, 1848 marks the founding of Pottawattamie County[20].
  • Pottawattamie County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.333333333333, 'longitude': -95.533333333333}[21].
  • Pottawattamie County's official website is recorded as http://www.pottcounty.com[22].
  • Pottawattamie County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pottawattamie County, Iowa[23].
  • Pottawattamie County has a population of {'amount': '+93158'}[24].
  • Pottawattamie County has a population of {'amount': '+93398'}[25].
  • Pottawattamie County has a population of {'amount': '+93474'}[26].
  • Pottawattamie County has a population of {'amount': '+92817'}[27].

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Geography

Pottawattamie County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pottawattamie County covers an area of {'amount': '+2486'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+359'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+93158'}[24], {'amount': '+93398'}[25], {'amount': '+93474'}[26], {'amount': '+92817'}[27], {'amount': '+92728'}[30], and {'amount': '+93671'}[31].

Designation and Status

Pottawattamie County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].

History and Context

September 21, 1848 marks the founding of Pottawattamie County[20]. Potawatomi is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Pottawattamie County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_iowa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Iowa United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1848-09-21T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Council Bluffs, Macedonia, Minden
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Pottawattamie County, Iowa.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States preside"
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