Wheaton

Summary

Wheaton is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Wheaton ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wheaton is located in Montgomery County^[3].
• Wheaton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wheaton's image is recorded as Downtown Wheaton, Maryland.jpg^[5].
• Wheaton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Wheaton's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[7].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as Glenmont^[8].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as Forest Glen^[9].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as Kemp Mill^[10].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as Four Corners^[11].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as North Kensington^[12].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as Kensington^[13].
• Wheaton's shares border with is recorded as South Kensington^[14].
• Frank Wheaton is named after Wheaton^[15].
• Wheaton's follows is recorded as Wheaton–Glenmont^[16].
• Wheaton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134889335^[17].
• Wheaton's locator map image is recorded as Wheaton map.png^[18].
• Wheaton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82070804^[19].
• Wheaton's IdRef ID is recorded as 229825923^[20].
• Wheaton's Commons category is recorded as Wheaton, Maryland^[21].
• Wheaton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13305858^[22].
• Wheaton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[23].
• Wheaton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[24].
• Wheaton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[25].
• Wheaton's located in time zone is recorded as America/New_York^[26].
• Wheaton's local dialing code is recorded as 301^[27].

Body

Geography

Wheaton is in the country of United States^[4]. Wheaton is located in Montgomery County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.966247'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.967736'}^[29]. Wheaton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+387'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+48284'}^[31] and {'amount': '+52150'}^[32].

Climate and Environment

Wheaton's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6] and unincorporated community^[7].

History and Context

+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wheaton^[34]. Frank Wheaton is named after Wheaton^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wheaton include Wheaton^[35], a metro station^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1990^[38]; Wheaton–Glenmont^[39], a census-designated place in the United States^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 2000^[42]; and Wheaton Interim Library^[43], a library branch^[44], in United States^[45].

Why It Matters

Wheaton ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2] Wheaton has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Wheaton is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Wheaton include Wheaton^[35], a metro station^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1990^[38]; Wheaton–Glenmont^[39], a census-designated place in the United States^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 2000^[42]; and Wheaton Interim Library^[43], a library branch^[44], in United States^[45].