Wise County

Summary

Wise County is a county of Virginia^[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #37 of 99).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wise County is located in Virginia^[3].
• Wise County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wise County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[5].
• Wise County's capital is recorded as Wise^[6].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County^[7].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Letcher County^[8].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Dickenson County^[9].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Russell County^[10].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County^[11].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County^[12].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Harlan County^[13].
• Wise County's shares border with is recorded as Norton^[14].
• Henry A. Wise is named after Wise County^[15].
• Wise County's Commons category is recorded as Wise County, Virginia^[16].
• 1856 marks the founding of Wise County^[17].
• Wise County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.97, 'lon': -82.62}^[18].
• Wise County's official website is recorded as http://www.wisecounty.org^[19].
• Wise County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wise County, Virginia^[20].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+41452'}^[21].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+41567'}^[22].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+41340'}^[23].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+40818'}^[24].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+40589'}^[25].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+39718'}^[26].
• Wise County has a population of {'amount': '+36130'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Wise County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+405'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+41452'}^[21], {'amount': '+41567'}^[22], {'amount': '+41340'}^[23], {'amount': '+40818'}^[24], {'amount': '+40589'}^[25], and {'amount': '+39718'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Wise County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[5].

History and Context

1856 marks the founding of Wise County^[17]. Henry A. Wise is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Wise County draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #37 of 99).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]