Wharton County

county in Texas, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_texas Q483916
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Wharton County

Summary

Wharton County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #92 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wharton County is located in Texas[3].
  • Wharton County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wharton County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Wharton County's capital is recorded as Wharton[6].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Austin County[7].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Fort Bend County[8].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Brazoria County[9].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Matagorda County[10].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[11].
  • Wharton County's shares border with is recorded as Colorado County[12].
  • William H. Wharton is named after Wharton County[13].
  • John Austin Wharton is named after Wharton County[14].
  • Wharton County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wharton[15].
  • Wharton County's Commons category is recorded as Wharton County, Texas[16].
  • Wharton County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[17].
  • April 3, 1846 marks the founding of Wharton County[18].
  • Wharton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.28, 'lon': -96.22}[19].
  • Wharton County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/[20].
  • Wharton County's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈhwɔːrtən[21].
  • Wharton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wharton County, Texas[22].
  • Wharton County has a population of {'amount': '+41280'}[23].
  • Wharton County has a population of {'amount': '+41324'}[24].
  • Wharton County has a population of {'amount': '+41239'}[25].
  • Wharton County has a population of {'amount': '+41150'}[26].
  • Wharton County has a population of {'amount': '+41216'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wharton County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wharton County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2835'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+41280'}[23], {'amount': '+41324'}[24], {'amount': '+41239'}[25], {'amount': '+41150'}[26], {'amount': '+41216'}[27], and {'amount': '+41486'}[29].

Designation and Status

Wharton County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].

History and Context

April 3, 1846 marks the founding of Wharton County[18]. Things named after include William H. Wharton[13], a diplomat[30], 1802–1839[31], of United States[32] and John Austin Wharton[14], a politician[33], 1806–1838[34], of United States[35].

Why It Matters

Wharton County draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #92 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1808037
    Umls cui C3827481
    Obo gazetteer id 22222908
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of county of Texas
    Official website https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Wharton County, Texas
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Wharton
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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