York County

Summary

York County is a county of Maine^[1]. It draws 369 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #5 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• York County is located in Maine^[3].
• York County is in the country of United States^[4].
• York County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[5].
• York County's capital is recorded as Alfred^[6].
• York County's shares border with is recorded as Oxford County^[7].
• York County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County^[8].
• York County's shares border with is recorded as Rockingham County^[9].
• York County's shares border with is recorded as Strafford County^[10].
• York County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County^[11].
• York is named after York County^[12].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Acton^[13].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alfred^[14].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arundel^[15].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berwick^[16].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biddeford^[17].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buxton^[18].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cornish^[19].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dayton^[20].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eliot^[21].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hollis^[22].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kennebunk^[23].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kennebunkport^[24].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kittery^[25].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lebanon^[26].
• York County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Limerick^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

York County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+1270'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+197131'}^[29], {'amount': '+197199'}^[30], {'amount': '+198239'}^[31], {'amount': '+199041'}^[32], {'amount': '+199431'}^[33], and {'amount': '+201169'}^[34].

Designation and Status

York County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[5].

History and Context

1636 marks the founding of York County^[35]. York is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

York County draws 369 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #5 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]