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Rockland County

suburban county in New York, United States
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Rockland County is an administrative area located in New York within the United States. It was established on February 23, 1798.

The county had a population of 338k in 2020[1]. It operates within the UTC−05:00 and UTC−04:00 time zones.

Rockland County

Summary

Rockland County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #11 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rockland County is located in New York[3].
  • Rockland County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rockland County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].
  • Rockland County's capital is recorded as New City[6].
  • Rockland County's shares border with is recorded as Orange County[7].
  • Rockland County's shares border with is recorded as Westchester County[8].
  • Rockland County's shares border with is recorded as Bergen County[9].
  • Rockland County's shares border with is recorded as Passaic County[10].
  • Rockland County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[11].
  • Rockland County's Commons category is recorded as Rockland County, New York[12].
  • Rockland County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[13].
  • Rockland County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[14].
  • February 23, 1798 marks the founding of Rockland County[15].
  • Rockland County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.15, 'lon': -74.03}[16].
  • Rockland County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.rockland.ny.us[17].
  • Rockland County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rockland County, New York[18].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+311687'}[19].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+312502'}[20].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+315588'}[21].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+317702'}[22].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+320903'}[23].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+326037'}[24].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+300173'}[25].
  • Rockland County has a population of {'amount': '+338329'}[26].
  • Rockland County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Rockland County, New York[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Rockland County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+516'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+311687'}[19], {'amount': '+312502'}[20], {'amount': '+315588'}[21], {'amount': '+317702'}[22], {'amount': '+320903'}[23], and {'amount': '+326037'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 23, 1798 marks the founding of Rockland County[15].

Why It Matters

Rockland County draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #11 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009781
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  2. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+3215'}, {'amount': '+2894'}
    Population → {'amount': '+311687'}, {'amount': '+312502'}, {'amount': '+315588'} +5
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+516'}
    Aliases → —
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