Charleston

largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina
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Summary

Charleston is a city in the United States[1]. Charleston ranks in the top 0.34% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,815 views/month, #32 of 9,394).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Charleston County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Cooper River[5], Ashley River[6]
  • Head of government: John Tecklenburg[7], William S. Cogswell Jr.[8]
  • Instance of: big city[9], county seat[10]
  • Named after: Charles II of England[11]
  • Twinned administrative body: Spoleto[12]
  • Postal code: 29401[13], 29402[14], 29403[15], 29406[16], 29407[17], 29409[18], 29412[19], 29413[20], 29414[21], 29416[22], 29417[23], 29422[24], 29423[25], 29424[26]
  • Commons category: Charleston, South Carolina[27]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[28]
  • Local dialing code: 843[29]
  • Inception: 1670[30]
  • Significant event: Siege of Charleston[31]
  • Official website: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Charleston, South Carolina[33]
  • Commons gallery: Charleston, South Carolina[34]
  • Population: 120,083[35], 150,227[36]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina[37]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Catholic Encyclopedia[43], The American Cyclopædia[44], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[45], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[46], New International Encyclopedia[47], The New Student's Reference Work[48], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[49], Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[50]
  • Capital of: Charleston County[51]
  • Heritage designation: National Treasure[52]
  • Official name: Charleston[53]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Charleston, South Carolina[54]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Charleston, South Carolina[55]
  • Number of households: 57,226[56]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Charleston include charleston[57], a type of dance[58]; Charleston International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in United States[61]; and Charleston Executive Airport[62], an airport[63], in United States[64].

Why It Matters

Charleston has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Charleston is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Entities named for Charleston include charleston[57], a type of dance[58]; Charleston International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in United States[61]; and Charleston Executive Airport[62], an airport[63], in United States[64].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . charleston-sc.gov. Retrieved . charleston-sc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . charleston-sc.gov. Retrieved . charleston-sc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [64] ↑ . 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. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Charleston
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Locations/Charleston"
  2. 13w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityofcharleston-35a23d, cityofcharleston-0d235d
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Osm name suggestion index id: cityofcharleston-35a23d, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Charleston, South Carolina
    Capital of → Province of South Carolina, Charleston County
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+46575'}
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: charleston, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918846|charleston (#289918846)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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