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York County

county in South Carolina, United States
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York County

Summary

York County is a county of South Carolina[1]. It draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_carolina category, ranking #7 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • York County is located in South Carolina[3].
  • York County is in the country of United States[4].
  • York County's instance of is recorded as county of South Carolina[5].
  • York County's capital is recorded as York[6].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Gaston County[7].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Mecklenburg County[8].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Lancaster County[9].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[10].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[11].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Cherokee County[12].
  • York County's shares border with is recorded as Cleveland County[13].
  • York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as York[14].
  • York County's Commons category is recorded as York County, South Carolina[15].
  • York County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[16].
  • 1798 marks the founding of York County[17].
  • York County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.97, 'lon': -81.18}[18].
  • York County's official website is recorded as http://www.yorkcountygov.com[19].
  • York County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:York County, South Carolina[20].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+226073'}[21].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+226905'}[22].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+230176'}[23].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+234608'}[24].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+239363'}[25].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+251195'}[26].
  • York County has a population of {'amount': '+282090'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

York County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+696'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+226073'}[21], {'amount': '+226905'}[22], {'amount': '+230176'}[23], {'amount': '+234608'}[24], {'amount': '+239363'}[25], and {'amount': '+251195'}[26].

Designation and Status

York County's instance of is recorded as county of South Carolina[5].

History and Context

1798 marks the founding of York County[17].

Why It Matters

York County draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_carolina category, ranking #7 of 46).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

South Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.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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  1. 21d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → York
    Category of associated people → Category:People from York County, South Carolina
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → South Carolina
    Official website → http://www.yorkcountygov.com
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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