Yorktown

Summary

Yorktown is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Yorktown ranks in the top 0.44% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,887 views/month, #42 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yorktown is located in York County^[3].
• Yorktown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Yorktown is on the body of water York River^[5].
• Yorktown's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Yorktown's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Yorktown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zweibrücken^[8].
• Yorktown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port-Vendres^[9].
• Yorktown's postal code is recorded as 23690^[10].
• Yorktown's postal code is recorded as 23691^[11].
• Yorktown's postal code is recorded as 23692^[12].
• Yorktown's postal code is recorded as 23693^[13].
• Yorktown's Commons category is recorded as Yorktown, Virginia^[14].
• Yorktown's local dialing code is recorded as 757^[15].
• 1691 marks the founding of Yorktown^[16].
• Yorktown's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.2344, 'longitude': -76.5097}^[17].
• Yorktown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yorktown, Virginia^[18].
• Yorktown has a population of {'amount': '+195'}^[19].
• Yorktown has a population of {'amount': '+221'}^[20].
• Yorktown's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Yorktown's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Yorktown's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Yorktown's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Yorktown's capital of is recorded as York County^[25].
• Yorktown's official name is recorded as Yorktown^[26].
• Yorktown's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+157'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Yorktown is in the country of United States^[4]. Yorktown is located in York County^[3]. Yorktown is on the body of water York River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+1.663869'}^[28] and {'amount': '+1.664283'}^[29]. Yorktown sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+195'}^[19] and {'amount': '+221'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6] and county seat^[7].

History and Context

1691 marks the founding of Yorktown^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yorktown include Siege of Yorktown^[31], a battle^[32], in United States^[33].

Why It Matters

Yorktown ranks in the top 0.44% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,887 views/month, #42 of 9,562).^[2] Yorktown has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Yorktown is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Yorktown include Siege of Yorktown^[31], a battle^[32], in United States^[33].