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Wake County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Wake County

Summary

Wake County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #1 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wake County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Wake County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wake County's image is recorded as Wake County Courthouse - Raleigh, NC - DSC05816.JPG[5].
  • Wake County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[6].
  • Wake County's capital is recorded as Raleigh[7].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Granville County[8].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Harnett County[9].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[10].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Nash County[11].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Johnston County[12].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Durham County[13].
  • Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Chatham County[14].
  • William Tryon is named after Wake County[15].
  • Wake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raleigh[16].
  • Wake County's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406397256[17].
  • Wake County's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144229571[18].
  • Wake County's locator map image is recorded as Map of North Carolina highlighting Wake County.svg[19].
  • Wake County's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79005676[20].
  • Wake County's Commons category is recorded as Wake County, North Carolina[21].
  • Wake County's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2528697[22].
  • Wake County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[23].
  • +1771-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wake County[24].
  • Wake County's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1008592[25].
  • Wake County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.79, 'lon': -78.65}[26].
  • Wake County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n3ll[27].

Body

Geography

Wake County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wake County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+857'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+103'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+900993'}[30], {'amount': '+906944'}[31], {'amount': '+929070'}[32], {'amount': '+952143'}[33], {'amount': '+974289'}[34], and {'amount': '+1024198'}[35].

Designation and Status

Wake County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[6].

History and Context

+1771-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wake County[24]. William Tryon is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Wake County ranks in the top 0.98% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #1 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . 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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