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Winston-Salem

city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q49227
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Winston-Salem

Summary

Winston-Salem is a city in the United States[1]. Winston-Salem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Winston-Salem is located in Forsyth County[3].
  • Winston-Salem is in the country of United States[4].
  • Winston-Salem is on the body of water Salem Creek[5].
  • Winston-Salem's head of government is recorded as Allen Joines[6].
  • Winston-Salem's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Winston-Salem's instance of is recorded as county seat[8].
  • Winston-Salem's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Winston-Salem's instance of is recorded as city in North Carolina[10].
  • Joseph Winston is named after Winston-Salem[11].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumasi[12].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ungheni[13].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nassau[14].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shanghai[15].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freeport[16].
  • Winston-Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buchanan[17].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27101[18].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27102[19].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27103[20].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27104[21].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27105[22].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27106[23].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27107[24].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27108[25].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27109[26].
  • Winston-Salem's postal code is recorded as 27110[27].

Body

Founding

1766 marks the founding of Winston-Salem[28].

Identity

Winston-Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Winston-Salem'}[29].

Why It Matters

Winston-Salem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Winston-Salem is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

B.o.B Buchanan Chris Paul Jennifer Ehle Kathryn Grayson Krispy Kreme Maya Angelou Nassau Pam Grier Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Ungheni United States University of North Carolina School of the Arts Wake Forest Department of Theatre and Dance Wake Forest University Winston-Salem State University

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . cityofws.org. Retrieved . cityofws.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . nctreasurer.com. nctreasurer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wstoday.6amcity.com. wstoday.6amcity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wstoday.6amcity.com. wstoday.6amcity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . winstonsalemsistercities.org. winstonsalemsistercities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wstoday.6amcity.com. wstoday.6amcity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q30124407. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → aeIq
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Winston-Salem
    Capital of → Forsyth County
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+29130'}
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: winston-salem, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965630|winston salem (#289965630)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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