Staunton

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Summary

Staunton is an independent city in the United States[1]. Staunton draws 2,213 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #16 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Stephen W. Claffey[5], Michele Edwards[6]
  • Instance of: independent city in Virginia[7]
  • Shares border with: Augusta County[8]
  • Basic form of government: council–manager government[9]
  • Twinned administrative body: Dabas[10], Vișeu de Sus[11]
  • Postal code: 24401[12], 24402[13]
  • Commons category: Staunton, Virginia[14]
  • Local dialing code: 540[15]
  • Inception: 1747[16]
  • Coordinate location: 38.1581, -79.0764[17]
  • Official website: http://www.staunton.va.us/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Staunton, Virginia[19]
  • Population: 23,819[20], 24,078[21], 23,933[22], 24,350[23], 24,416[24], 23,746[25], 25,750[26]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Staunton, Virginia[27]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29]
  • Capital of: Augusta County[30]
  • Official name: Staunton[31]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Staunton, Virginia[32]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Staunton, Virginia[33]
  • Number of households: 10,638[34]
  • Native label: Staunton[35]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C110636[36]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Staunton, Virginia[37]

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Physical Characteristics

Areas include 51.85861[38] and 51.890711[39]. Staunton sits at an elevation of 432[40].

Why It Matters

Staunton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Staunton is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Staunton, Virginia.
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Staunton, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential el"
  2. 7w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, independent city in Virginia
    Basic form of government → council–manager government
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: independent city in Virginia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  3. 13w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityofstaunton-414f19, cityofstaunton-23e3a3, cityofstaunton-9e1f3f
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Osm name suggestion index id: cityofstaunton-d70331, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  4. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3827948
    Taxonomicon id → 1808188
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  5. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, independent city in Virginia
    Capital of → Augusta County
    Official website → http://www.staunton.va.us/
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Staunton–Waynesboro metropolitan area
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C110636, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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