Wilkes-Barre

Summary

Wilkes-Barre is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Wilkes-Barre draws 1,442 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #11 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County^[3].
• Wilkes-Barre is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wilkes-Barre is on the body of water Susquehanna River^[5].
• Wilkes-Barre's head of government is recorded as George C. Brown^[6].
• Wilkes-Barre's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[7].
• Wilkes-Barre's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Wilkes-Barre's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Forty Fort^[10].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes-Barre Township^[11].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Edwardsville^[12].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Larksville^[13].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Laurel Run^[14].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Hanover Township^[15].
• Wilkes-Barre's shares border with is recorded as Kingston^[16].
• John Wilkes is named after Wilkes-Barre^[17].
• Isaac Barré is named after Wilkes-Barre^[18].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18701^[19].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18702^[20].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18703^[21].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18705^[22].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18706^[23].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18710^[24].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18711^[25].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18762^[26].
• Wilkes-Barre's postal code is recorded as 18764^[27].

Body

Geography

Wilkes-Barre is in the country of United States^[4]. Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County^[3]. Wilkes-Barre is on the body of water Susquehanna River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.931143'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.931144'}^[29]. Wilkes-Barre sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+41498'}^[31], {'amount': '+44328'}^[32], {'amount': '+52000'}^[33], {'amount': '+55000'}^[34], and {'amount': '+86200'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[7], county seat^[8], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1769 marks the founding of Wilkes-Barre^[36]. Things named after include John Wilkes^[17], a journalist^[37], 1725–1797^[38], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[39], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[40] and Isaac Barré^[18], a politician^[41], 1726–1802^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wilkes-Barre include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in United States^[45]; USS Wilkes-Barre^[46], a light cruiser^[47]; and Wilkes-Barre Variation^[48], a chess opening^[49].

Why It Matters

Wilkes-Barre draws 1,442 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #11 of 54).^[2] Wilkes-Barre has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Wilkes-Barre is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Wilkes-Barre include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in United States^[45]; USS Wilkes-Barre^[46], a light cruiser^[47]; and Wilkes-Barre Variation^[48], a chess opening^[49].