Centralia

city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in Illinois, United States
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Centralia

Summary

Centralia is a city in the United States[1]. Centralia ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centralia is located in Clinton County[3].
  • Centralia is located in Jefferson County[4].
  • Centralia is located in Marion County[5].
  • Centralia is located in Washington County[6].
  • Centralia is in the country of United States[7].
  • Centralia's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Centralia's postal code is recorded as 62801[9].
  • Centralia's Commons category is recorded as Centralia, Illinois[10].
  • Centralia's local dialing code is recorded as 618[11].
  • 1853 marks the founding of Centralia[12].
  • Centralia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.525277777778, 'longitude': -89.1325}[13].
  • Centralia's official website is recorded as http://www.city.centralia.il.us/[14].
  • Centralia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Centralia, Illinois[15].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+3190'}[16].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+14136'}[17].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+13032'}[18].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+12182'}[19].
  • Centralia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Centralia's official name is recorded as Centralia[21].
  • Centralia's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Centralia, Illinois[22].
  • Centralia's category for people who died here is recorded as Q120966905[23].
  • Centralia's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5458'}[24].
  • Centralia's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Centralia, Illinois[25].
  • Centralia's different from is recorded as Centralia[26].
  • Centralia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+535'}[27].

Body

Geography

Centralia is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Clinton County[3], a county of Illinois[28], in United States[29], founded in 1824[30]; Jefferson County[4], a county of Illinois[31], in United States[32], founded in 1819[33]; Marion County[5], a county of Illinois[34], in United States[35], founded in 1823[36]; and Washington County[6], a county of Illinois[37], in United States[38], founded in 1818[39].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+23.897877'}[40] and {'amount': '+23.893917'}[41]. Centralia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+535'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3190'}[16], {'amount': '+14136'}[17], {'amount': '+13032'}[18], and {'amount': '+12182'}[19].

Designation and Status

Centralia's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].

History and Context

1853 marks the founding of Centralia[12].

Why It Matters

Centralia ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] Centralia has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Centralia is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.525277777778, 'longitude': -89.1325}
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    Instance of → city in the United States
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