Washington Heights

census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States
Place census_designated_place_in_the_united_states Q3460025
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Washington Heights

Summary

Washington Heights is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington Heights is located in Orange County[3].
  • Washington Heights is in the country of United States[4].
  • Washington Heights's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Washington Heights's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Washington Heights's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126838059[7].
  • Washington Heights's locator map image is recorded as Orange County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Washington Heights highlighted.svg[8].
  • Washington Heights's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97021980[9].
  • Washington Heights's IdRef ID is recorded as 118396862[10].
  • Washington Heights's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14100265[11].
  • Washington Heights's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 968847[12].
  • Washington Heights's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2390457[13].
  • Washington Heights's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.4672, 'lon': -74.4111}[14].
  • Washington Heights's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0y50y[15].
  • Washington Heights's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 36-78421[16].
  • Washington Heights's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1689'}[17].
  • Washington Heights's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2205'}[18].
  • Washington Heights's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Washington Heights'}[19].
  • Washington Heights's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+654'}[20].
  • Washington Heights's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5143308[21].
  • Washington Heights's different from is recorded as Washington Heights[22].
  • Washington Heights's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+203'}[23].
  • Washington Heights's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.866881'}[24].
  • Washington Heights's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.862002'}[25].
  • Washington Heights's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.3169'}[26].
  • Washington Heights's Who's on First ID is recorded as 85979509[27].

Body

Geography

Washington Heights is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Orange County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.866881'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.862002'}[25]. Washington Heights's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+203'}[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1689'}[17] and {'amount': '+2205'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Washington Heights ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+203'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.866881'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.862002'}
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