Wayne County

county in North Carolina, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_north_carolina Q506569
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Wayne County

Summary

Wayne County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #27 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wayne County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Wayne County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Wayne County's capital is recorded as Goldsboro[6].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Wilson County[7].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[8].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Lenoir County[9].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Duplin County[10].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Sampson County[11].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Johnston County[12].
  • Anthony Wayne is named after Wayne County[13].
  • Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Goldsboro[14].
  • Wayne County's Commons category is recorded as Wayne County, North Carolina[15].
  • January 1, 1779 marks the founding of Wayne County[16].
  • Wayne County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.36, 'lon': -78}[17].
  • Wayne County's official website is recorded as https://www.waynegov.com/[18].
  • Wayne County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wayne County, North Carolina[19].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+122623'}[20].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+122906'}[21].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+123884'}[22].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+124318'}[23].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+124583'}[24].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+124132'}[25].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+117333'}[26].
  • Wayne County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Wayne County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Wayne County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+557'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+122623'}[20], {'amount': '+122906'}[21], {'amount': '+123884'}[22], {'amount': '+124318'}[23], {'amount': '+124583'}[24], and {'amount': '+124132'}[25].

Designation and Status

Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1779 marks the founding of Wayne County[16]. Anthony Wayne is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Wayne County draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #27 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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