Wilkes County

Summary

Wilkes County is a county of Georgia^[1]. It draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_georgia category, ranking #59 of 161).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wilkes County is located in Georgia^[3].
• Wilkes County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wilkes County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia^[5].
• Wilkes County's capital is recorded as Washington^[6].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Elbert County^[7].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Taliaferro County^[8].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County^[9].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County^[10].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as McDuffie County^[11].
• Wilkes County's shares border with is recorded as Oglethorpe County^[12].
• John Wilkes is named after Wilkes County^[13].
• Wilkes County's Commons category is recorded as Wilkes County, Georgia^[14].
• February 25, 1784 marks the founding of Wilkes County^[15].
• Wilkes County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.79, 'lon': -82.74}^[16].
• Wilkes County's official website is recorded as http://www.washingtonwilkes.org^[17].
• Wilkes County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wilkes County, Georgia^[18].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+10593'}^[19].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+10489'}^[20].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+10197'}^[21].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+10060'}^[22].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+10010'}^[23].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+9867'}^[24].
• Wilkes County has a population of {'amount': '+9565'}^[25].
• Wilkes County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Wilkes County, Georgia^[26].
• Wilkes County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q111394005^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Wilkes County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+474'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10593'}^[19], {'amount': '+10489'}^[20], {'amount': '+10197'}^[21], {'amount': '+10060'}^[22], {'amount': '+10010'}^[23], and {'amount': '+9867'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Wilkes County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia^[5].

History and Context

February 25, 1784 marks the founding of Wilkes County^[15]. John Wilkes is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Wilkes County draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_georgia category, ranking #59 of 161).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]