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Whatcom County

county in the state of Washington, United States
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Whatcom County

Summary

Whatcom County is a county of Washington[1]. It draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_washington category, ranking #5 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whatcom County is located in Washington[3].
  • Whatcom County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Whatcom County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].
  • Whatcom County's capital is recorded as Bellingham[6].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Okanogan County[7].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Skagit County[8].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as San Juan County[9].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Metro Vancouver Regional District[10].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Fraser Valley Regional District[11].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Capital Regional District[12].
  • Whatcom County's shares border with is recorded as Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen[13].
  • Whatcom County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bellingham[14].
  • Whatcom County's Commons category is recorded as Whatcom County, Washington[15].
  • 1854 marks the founding of Whatcom County[16].
  • Whatcom County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.83, 'lon': -121.9}[17].
  • Whatcom County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/[18].
  • Whatcom County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whatcom County, Washington[19].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+201140'}[20].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+201547'}[21].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+203356'}[22].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+204932'}[23].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+206353'}[24].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+212284'}[25].
  • Whatcom County has a population of {'amount': '+226847'}[26].
  • Whatcom County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Whatcom County, Washington[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Whatcom County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6485'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+201140'}[20], {'amount': '+201547'}[21], {'amount': '+203356'}[22], {'amount': '+204932'}[23], {'amount': '+206353'}[24], and {'amount': '+212284'}[25].

Designation and Status

Whatcom County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].

History and Context

1854 marks the founding of Whatcom County[16].

Why It Matters

Whatcom County draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_washington category, ranking #5 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3827480
    Taxonomicon id → 1808323
    Obo gazetteer id → 00055623
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Washington
    Official website → https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Whatcom County, Washington
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Bellingham
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110678, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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