Shanksville

borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
AdministrativeArea borough_of_pennsylvania Q648503
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Shanksville

Summary

Shanksville is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Shanksville ranks in the top 2% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanksville is located in Somerset County[3].
  • Shanksville is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shanksville is on the body of water Stonycreek River[5].
  • Shanksville's image is recorded as Shanksville main street2.jpg[6].
  • Shanksville's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania[7].
  • Shanksville's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150216875[8].
  • Shanksville's locator map image is recorded as Somerset County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Shanksville Highlighted.svg[9].
  • Shanksville's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89120945[10].
  • Shanksville's postal code is recorded as 15560[11].
  • Shanksville's Commons category is recorded as Shanksville, Pennsylvania[12].
  • Shanksville's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 189076[13].
  • Shanksville's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • +1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shanksville[15].
  • Shanksville's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1187353[16].
  • Shanksville's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1215597[17].
  • Shanksville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.017222222222, 'lon': -78.905833333333}[18].
  • Shanksville's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_cm2[19].
  • Shanksville's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 42-69680[20].
  • Shanksville's population is recorded as {'amount': '+245'}[21].
  • Shanksville's population is recorded as {'amount': '+237'}[22].
  • Shanksville's population is recorded as {'amount': '+199'}[23].
  • Shanksville's WOEID is recorded as 2491630[24].
  • Shanksville's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Shanksville[25].
  • Shanksville's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shanksville'}[26].
  • Shanksville's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+69'}[27].

Body

Geography

Shanksville is in the country of United States[4]. Shanksville is located in Somerset County[3]. Shanksville is on the body of water Stonycreek River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.510866'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.510871'}[29]. Shanksville's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+680'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+245'}[21], {'amount': '+237'}[22], and {'amount': '+199'}[23].

Designation and Status

Shanksville's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania[7].

History and Context

+1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shanksville[15].

Why It Matters

Shanksville ranks in the top 2% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] Shanksville has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Shanksville is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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