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Wheeler County

county in Oregon, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_oregon Q495356
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Wheeler County

Summary

Wheeler County is a county of Oregon[1]. It draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #28 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wheeler County is located in Oregon[3].
  • Wheeler County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wheeler County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon[5].
  • Wheeler County's capital is recorded as Fossil[6].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Gilliam County[7].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Morrow County[8].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County[9].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Crook County[10].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[11].
  • Wheeler County's shares border with is recorded as Wasco County[12].
  • Henry H. Wheeler is named after Wheeler County[13].
  • Wheeler County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fossil[14].
  • Wheeler County's Commons category is recorded as Wheeler County, Oregon[15].
  • February 17, 1899 marks the founding of Wheeler County[16].
  • Wheeler County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.73, 'lon': -120.02}[17].
  • Wheeler County's official website is recorded as http://www.wheelercountyoregon.com[18].
  • Wheeler County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wheeler County, Oregon[19].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1441'}[20].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1448'}[21].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1417'}[22].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1419'}[23].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1381'}[24].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1358'}[25].
  • Wheeler County has a population of {'amount': '+1451'}[26].
  • Wheeler County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Wheeler County, Oregon[27].

Body

Geography

Wheeler County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Oregon[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wheeler County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4442'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1441'}[20], {'amount': '+1448'}[21], {'amount': '+1417'}[22], {'amount': '+1419'}[23], {'amount': '+1381'}[24], and {'amount': '+1358'}[25].

Designation and Status

Wheeler County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon[5].

History and Context

February 17, 1899 marks the founding of Wheeler County[16]. Henry H. Wheeler is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Wheeler County draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #28 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Oregon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00168098
    Umls cui → C3810719
    Taxonomicon id → 1807216
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+23628'}
    Capital → Fossil
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 44.73, 'lon': -120.02}
    Named after → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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