Tompkins County

county in New York, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_new_york Q56153
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Tompkins County

Summary

Tompkins County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #26 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tompkins County is located in New York[3].
  • Tompkins County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Tompkins County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].
  • Tompkins County's capital is recorded as Ithaca[6].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Cayuga County[7].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Cortland County[8].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Tioga County[9].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Chemung County[10].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Schuyler County[11].
  • Tompkins County's shares border with is recorded as Seneca County[12].
  • Daniel D. Tompkins is named after Tompkins County[13].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ithaca[14].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brooktondale[15].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cayuga Heights[16].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Danby[17].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dryden[18].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Ithaca[19].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Forest Home[20].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freeville[21].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groton[22].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groton[23].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dryden[24].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jacksonville[25].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lansing[26].
  • Tompkins County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lansing[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Tompkins County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1273'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+101564'}[29], {'amount': '+101677'}[30], {'amount': '+101847'}[31], {'amount': '+102713'}[32], {'amount': '+103617'}[33], and {'amount': '+104926'}[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1817 marks the founding of Tompkins County[35]. Daniel D. Tompkins is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Tompkins County draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #26 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . 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. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id 00006374
    Umls cui C3827813
    Taxonomicon id 1806797
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  2. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers {'amount': '+1454'}, {'amount': '+1021'}
    Category of associated people Category:People from Tompkins County, New York
    Located in
    Shares border with Cayuga County, Cortland County, Tioga County +3
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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