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Yakima County

county in the state of Washington, United States
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Yakima County

Summary

Yakima County is a county of Washington[1]. It draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_washington category, ranking #10 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yakima County is located in Washington[3].
  • Yakima County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Yakima County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].
  • Yakima County's capital is recorded as Yakima[6].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Pierce County[7].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County[8].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Skamania County[9].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Kittitas County[10].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Klickitat County[11].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County[12].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as Benton County[13].
  • Yakima County's shares border with is recorded as King County[14].
  • Yakama is named after Yakima County[15].
  • Yakima County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yakima[16].
  • Yakima County's Commons category is recorded as Yakima County, Washington[17].
  • 1865 marks the founding of Yakima County[18].
  • Yakima County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.46, 'lon': -120.74}[19].
  • Yakima County's official website is recorded as http://www.yakimacounty.us[20].
  • Yakima County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yakima County, Washington[21].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+243231'}[22].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+244173'}[23].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+246030'}[24].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+246421'}[25].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+247044'}[26].
  • Yakima County has a population of {'amount': '+248830'}[27].

Body

Geography

Yakima County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington[3].

Physical Characteristics

Yakima County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11168'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+243231'}[22], {'amount': '+244173'}[23], {'amount': '+246030'}[24], {'amount': '+246421'}[25], {'amount': '+247044'}[26], and {'amount': '+248830'}[27].

Designation and Status

Yakima County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].

History and Context

1865 marks the founding of Yakima County[18]. Yakama is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Yakima County draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_washington category, ranking #10 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3827415
    Taxonomicon id → 1808325
    Obo gazetteer id → 22223928
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  2. 10d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Washington
    Official website → http://www.yakimacounty.us
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Yakima County, Washington
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Yakima
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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