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Rock County

county in Wisconsin, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_wisconsin Q500939
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Rock County

Summary

Rock County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #8 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rock County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Rock County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rock County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Rock County's capital is recorded as Janesville[6].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Dane County[7].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Green County[8].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[9].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Walworth County[10].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Boone County[11].
  • Rock County's shares border with is recorded as Winnebago County[12].
  • Rock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Janesville[13].
  • Rock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beloit[14].
  • Rock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Milton[15].
  • Rock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brodhead[16].
  • Rock County's Commons category is recorded as Rock County, Wisconsin[17].
  • December 7, 1836 marks the founding of Rock County[18].
  • Rock County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.67, 'lon': -89.07}[19].
  • Rock County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.rock.wi.us/[20].
  • Rock County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rock County, Wisconsin[21].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+160331'}[22].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+160238'}[23].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+160026'}[24].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+160311'}[25].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+160739'}[26].
  • Rock County has a population of {'amount': '+161448'}[27].

Body

Geography

Rock County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1881'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+718.14'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+249'}[30] and {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+807'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+160331'}[22], {'amount': '+160238'}[23], {'amount': '+160026'}[24], {'amount': '+160311'}[25], {'amount': '+160739'}[26], and {'amount': '+161448'}[27].

Designation and Status

Rock County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

December 7, 1836 marks the founding of Rock County[18].

Why It Matters

Rock County draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #8 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

United States Wisconsin

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . data.census.gov. 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. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3813302
    Member of → Q138812596
    Taxonomicon id → 1808437
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225144
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  2. 15d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Dane County, Green County, Jefferson County +3
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Rock County, Wisconsin
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+249'}, {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+807'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wisconsin
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110789, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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