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Somerset County

county in Maryland, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_maryland Q511135
Somerset County
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Somerset County

Summary

Somerset County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #21 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Somerset County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Somerset County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Somerset County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].
  • Somerset County's capital is recorded as Princess Anne[6].
  • Somerset County's shares border with is recorded as Accomack County[7].
  • Somerset County's shares border with is recorded as Wicomico County[8].
  • Somerset County's shares border with is recorded as Worcester County[9].
  • Somerset County's shares border with is recorded as Dorchester County[10].
  • Somerset County's shares border with is recorded as St. Mary's County[11].
  • Mary, Lady Somerset is named after Somerset County[12].
  • Somerset County's flag is recorded as flag of Somerset County, Maryland[13].
  • Somerset County's Commons category is recorded as Somerset County, Maryland[14].
  • 1666 marks the founding of Somerset County[15].
  • Somerset County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.08, 'lon': -75.86}[16].
  • Somerset County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.somerset.md.us[17].
  • Somerset County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Somerset County, Maryland[18].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+26470'}[19].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+26488'}[20].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+26344'}[21].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+26206'}[22].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+26273'}[23].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+25768'}[24].
  • Somerset County has a population of {'amount': '+24620'}[25].
  • Somerset County's category for people born here is recorded as Q28651944[26].
  • Somerset County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+8509'}[27].

Body

Geography

Somerset County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Somerset County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1582'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26470'}[19], {'amount': '+26488'}[20], {'amount': '+26344'}[21], {'amount': '+26206'}[22], {'amount': '+26273'}[23], and {'amount': '+25768'}[24].

Designation and Status

Somerset County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].

History and Context

1666 marks the founding of Somerset County[15]. Mary, Lady Somerset is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Somerset County draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #21 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Maryland United States University of Maryland Eastern Shore

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00050519
    Taxonomicon id → 1806076
    Umls cui → C3813220
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  2. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for people born here → Q28651944
    Number of households → {'amount': '+8509'}
    Named after → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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