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Wilkes County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Wilkes County

Summary

Wilkes County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #14 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wilkes County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Wilkes County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wilkes County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Wilkes County's capital is recorded as Wilkesboro[6].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Ashe County[7].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Alexander County[8].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Alleghany County[9].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Surry County[10].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Yadkin County[11].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Iredell County[12].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County[13].
  • Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Watauga County[14].
  • John Wilkes is named after Wilkes County[15].
  • Wilkes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wilkesboro[16].
  • Wilkes County's Commons category is recorded as Wilkes County, North Carolina[17].
  • 1777 marks the founding of Wilkes County[18].
  • Wilkes County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.2, 'lon': -81.17}[19].
  • Wilkes County's official website is recorded as http://www.wilkescounty.net[20].
  • Wilkes County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wilkes County, North Carolina[21].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+69340'}[22].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+69232'}[23].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+69201'}[24].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+69208'}[25].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+69023'}[26].
  • Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+68502'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wilkes County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+757'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1959'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+69340'}[22], {'amount': '+69232'}[23], {'amount': '+69201'}[24], {'amount': '+69208'}[25], {'amount': '+69023'}[26], and {'amount': '+68502'}[27].

Designation and Status

Wilkes County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1777 marks the founding of Wilkes County[18]. John Wilkes is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Wilkes County draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #14 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Govdirectory John Wilkes North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806923
    Umls cui → C3810729
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164857
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  2. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+28902'}
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Wilkes County, North Carolina
    Located in → —
    Population → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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