Fort Payne

city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q79653
Fort Payne
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Fort Payne

Summary

Fort Payne is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County[3].
  • Fort Payne is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Payne's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Fort Payne's instance of is recorded as county seat[6].
  • Fort Payne's postal code is recorded as 35967[7].
  • Fort Payne's postal code is recorded as 35968[8].
  • Fort Payne's Commons category is recorded as Fort Payne, Alabama[9].
  • Fort Payne's local dialing code is recorded as 256[10].
  • 1889 marks the founding of Fort Payne[11].
  • Fort Payne's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.453829, 'longitude': -85.706648}[12].
  • Fort Payne's official website is recorded as http://www.fortpayne.org[13].
  • Fort Payne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Payne, Alabama[14].
  • Fort Payne has a population of {'amount': '+14012'}[15].
  • Fort Payne has a population of {'amount': '+12938'}[16].
  • Fort Payne has a population of {'amount': '+14877'}[17].
  • Fort Payne's capital of is recorded as DeKalb County[18].
  • Fort Payne's official name is recorded as Fort Payne[19].
  • Fort Payne's category for people born here is recorded as Q30463097[20].
  • Fort Payne's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5407'}[21].
  • Fort Payne sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+276'}[22].
  • Fort Payne covers an area of {'amount': '+146.45203'}[23].
  • Fort Payne covers an area of {'amount': '+144.629367'}[24].
  • Fort Payne's water as percent of area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6369'}[25].
  • Fort Payne's territory overlaps is recorded as Fort Payne urban area[26].
  • Fort Payne's mean age is recorded as {'amount': '+39.7'}[27].

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Founding

1889 marks the founding of Fort Payne[11].

Identity

Fort Payne's official name is recorded as it[19].

Why It Matters

Fort Payne ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+5407'}
    Population {'amount': '+14012'}, {'amount': '+12938'}, {'amount': '+14877'}
    Coordinates
    Water area {'amount': '+0.921206'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55023|batch #55023]]: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
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