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Buncombe County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Buncombe County

Summary

Buncombe County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buncombe County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Buncombe County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Buncombe County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Buncombe County's capital is recorded as Asheville[6].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Madison County[7].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Yancey County[8].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as McDowell County[9].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Rutherford County[10].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Henderson County[11].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Haywood County[12].
  • Buncombe County's shares border with is recorded as Transylvania County[13].
  • Edward Buncombe is named after Buncombe County[14].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Asheville[15].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biltmore Forest[16].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Black Mountain[17].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montreat[18].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Weaverville[19].
  • Buncombe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Woodfin[20].
  • Buncombe County's Commons category is recorded as Buncombe County, North Carolina[21].
  • December 5, 1791 marks the founding of Buncombe County[22].
  • Buncombe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.61, 'lon': -82.53}[23].
  • Buncombe County's official website is recorded as http://www.buncombecounty.org[24].
  • Buncombe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buncombe County, North Carolina[25].
  • Buncombe County has a population of {'amount': '+238318'}[26].
  • Buncombe County has a population of {'amount': '+238822'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Buncombe County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1709'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+238318'}[26], {'amount': '+238822'}[27], {'amount': '+241463'}[29], {'amount': '+244461'}[30], {'amount': '+247912'}[31], and {'amount': '+253178'}[32].

Designation and Status

Buncombe County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

December 5, 1791 marks the founding of Buncombe County[22]. Edward Buncombe is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Buncombe County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806837
    Obo gazetteer id → 00103666
    Umls cui → C3831247
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Buncombe County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Buncombe County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Madison County, Yancey County, McDowell County +4
    Located in → —
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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