West Union

census designated place in Clark County, Illinois, USA
Place census_designated_place_in_the_united_states Q7986728
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West Union

Summary

West Union 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 (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Union is located in Clark County[3].
  • West Union is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Union's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • West Union's postal code is recorded as 62477[6].
  • West Union's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[7].
  • West Union's local dialing code is recorded as 217[8].
  • West Union's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2628562[9].
  • West Union's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 420931[10].
  • West Union's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.215833333333, 'lon': -87.666111111111}[11].
  • West Union's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08_t2p[12].
  • West Union's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-80879[13].
  • West Union's population is recorded as {'amount': '+288'}[14].
  • West Union's population is recorded as {'amount': '+271'}[15].
  • West Union's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Union'}[16].
  • West Union's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+82'}[17].
  • West Union's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4252871[18].
  • West Union's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+144'}[19].
  • West Union's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.101219'}[20].
  • West Union's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • West Union's Who's on First ID is recorded as 85941147[22].
  • West Union's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+18080'}[23].

Body

Geography

West Union is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Clark County[3].

Physical Characteristics

West Union's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.101219'}[20]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+144'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+288'}[14] and {'amount': '+271'}[15].

Designation and Status

West Union's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

West Union ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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