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Spotsylvania County

county in Virginia, United States
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Spotsylvania County

Summary

Spotsylvania County is a county of Virginia[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spotsylvania County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Spotsylvania County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Spotsylvania County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Spotsylvania County's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Spotsylvania County's capital is recorded as Spotsylvania Courthouse[7].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Orange County[8].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Culpeper County[9].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Stafford County[10].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Caroline County[11].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Hanover County[12].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Louisa County[13].
  • Spotsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Fredericksburg[14].
  • Alexander Spotswood is named after Spotsylvania County[15].
  • Spotsylvania County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Spotsylvania Courthouse[16].
  • Spotsylvania County's postal code is recorded as 22551[17].
  • Spotsylvania County's postal code is recorded as 22553[18].
  • Spotsylvania County is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[19].
  • Spotsylvania County's Commons category is recorded as Spotsylvania County, Virginia[20].
  • Spotsylvania County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[21].
  • 1721 marks the founding of Spotsylvania County[22].
  • Spotsylvania County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.18, 'lon': -77.65}[23].
  • Spotsylvania County's official website is recorded as https://www.spotsylvania.va.us/[24].
  • Spotsylvania County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spotsylvania County, Virginia[25].
  • Spotsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+122397'}[26].
  • Spotsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+122891'}[27].

Body

Geography

Spotsylvania County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3]. It is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[19].

Physical Characteristics

Spotsylvania County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1068'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+94'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+122397'}[26], {'amount': '+122891'}[27], {'amount': '+124544'}[30], {'amount': '+125772'}[31], {'amount': '+127348'}[32], and {'amount': '+130475'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Virginia[5] and city[6].

History and Context

1721 marks the founding of Spotsylvania County[22]. Alexander Spotswood is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Spotsylvania County ranks in the top 8% of county_of_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

city Matthew Fontaine Maury United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ringgold id → 143646
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
    Gnis feature id → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    + 118 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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