Eglin Air Force Base

Summary

Eglin Air Force Base is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,431 views/month, #21 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Okaloosa County^[3].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Florida^[4].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Niceville^[5].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Santa Rosa County^[6].
• Eglin Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[7].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[8].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base^[9].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[10].
• Eglin Air Force Base is operated by United States Air Force^[11].
• Eglin Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as VPS^[12].
• Eglin Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KVPS^[13].
• Eglin Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as VPS^[14].
• Eglin Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 32542^[15].
• Eglin Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Eglin Air Force Base^[16].
• June 15, 1935 marks the founding of Eglin Air Force Base^[17].
• 1935 marks the founding of Eglin Air Force Base^[18].
• Eglin Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.489444444444, 'longitude': -86.542222222222}^[19].
• Eglin Air Force Base's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force^[20].
• Eglin Air Force Base's official website is recorded as http://www.eglin.af.mil/^[21].
• Eglin Air Force Base's place served by transport hub is recorded as Fort Walton Beach^[22].
• Eglin Air Force Base's described at URL is recorded as http://apps.flheritage.com/markers/markerDetail.cfm?id=423&keyword=&city=&county=^[23].
• Eglin Air Force Base has a population of {'amount': '+2274'}^[24].
• Eglin Air Force Base has a population of {'amount': '+3006'}^[25].
• Eglin Air Force Base's replaces is recorded as Choctawhatchee National Forest^[26].
• Eglin Air Force Base's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+734'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Eglin Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include Okaloosa County^[3], a county of Florida^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1917^[30]; Florida^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1845^[33], headquartered in Tallahassee^[34]; Niceville^[5], a city in the United States^[35], in United States^[36]; and Santa Rosa County^[6], a county of Florida^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1842^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+8.206982'}^[40] and {'amount': '+8.962716'}^[41]. Eglin Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+87'}^[42]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2274'}^[24] and {'amount': '+3006'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[8], air base^[9], and unincorporated community^[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include June 15, 1935^[17] and 1935^[18].

Why It Matters

Eglin Air Force Base ranks in the top 0.22% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,431 views/month, #21 of 9,562).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]