Arlington County
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Summary
Arlington County is a county of Virginia[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county of virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,757 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Potomac River[5]
- Shares border with: Washington, D.C.[6], Alexandria[7], Fairfax County[8], Falls Church[9], Montgomery County[10], Foggy Bottom[11]
- Basic form of government: County Manager Plan[12]
- Named after: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial[13]
- Follows: Alexandria County[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Aachen[15], Reims[16], San Miguel[17], Coyoacán[18], Ivano-Frankivsk[19], Tangerang[20]
- Legislative body: Arlington County Board[21]
- Part of: Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[22], Washington metropolitan area[23]
- Commons category: Arlington County, Virginia[24]
- Said to be the same as: Arlington[25]
- Local dialing code: 703[26], 571[27]
- Inception: February 27, 1801[28]
- Coordinate location: 38.880277777778, -77.108333333333[29]
- Authority: government of Arlington County[30]
- Official website: https://www.arlingtonva.us/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arlington County, Virginia[32]
- Population: 207,627[33], 209,311[34], 216,174[35], 221,275[36], 224,906[37], 229,164[38], 238,643[39]
- Topic has template: Template:Arlington County, Virginia[40]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington County, Virginia[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Arlington County, Virginia[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Arlington County, Virginia[43]
- Number of households: 108,604[44]
- Native label: Arlington County[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Arlington County include Washington metropolitan area[46], a metropolitan statistical area[47], in United States[48]; Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area[49], a combined statistical area[50], in United States[51]; and Arlington[52], a city of Oregon[53], in United States[54], founded in 1885[55].
Why It Matters
Arlington County has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for it include Washington metropolitan area[46], a metropolitan statistical area[47], in United States[48]; Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area[49], a combined statistical area[50], in United States[51]; and Arlington[52], a city of Oregon[53], in United States[54], founded in 1885[55].