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Queens County

county in New York, United States
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Queens County

Summary

Queens County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #55 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Queens County is located in New York[3].
  • Queens County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Queens County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].
  • Queens County's shares border with is recorded as Kings County[6].
  • Queens County's shares border with is recorded as Bronx County[7].
  • Queens County's shares border with is recorded as New York County[8].
  • Queens County's shares border with is recorded as Nassau County[9].
  • Catherine of Braganza is named after Queens County[10].
  • Queens County's Commons category is recorded as Queens County, New York[11].
  • 1683 marks the founding of Queens County[12].
  • Queens County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.71666666666667, 'lon': -73.86666666666666}[13].
  • Queens County's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ny.gov/counties/queens[14].
  • Queens County has a population of {'amount': '+2252196'}[15].
  • Queens County's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Queens County'}[16].
  • Queens County's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C109556[17].
  • Queens County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+108.7'}[18].
  • Queens County's coextensive with is recorded as Queens[19].
  • Queens County's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[20].

Body

Geography

Queens County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New York[3].

Physical Characteristics

Queens County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+108.7'}[18]. It has a population of {'amount': '+2252196'}[15].

Designation and Status

Queens County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].

History and Context

1683 marks the founding of Queens County[12]. Catherine of Braganza is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Queens County draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #55 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Catherine of Braganza Govdirectory New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ny.gov. Retrieved . ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Unified Medical Language System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . data.census.gov. data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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