Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of New York^[1]. It draws 2,239 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #22 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jefferson County is located in New York^[3].
• Jefferson County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[5].
• Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Watertown^[6].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as St. Lawrence County^[7].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Oswego County^[8].
• Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County^[9].
• Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County^[10].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Watertown^[11].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fort Drum^[12].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Antwerp^[13].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cape Vincent^[14].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Adams^[15].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rodman^[16].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Orleans^[17].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Henderson^[18].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alexandria^[19].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hounsfield^[20].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Le Ray^[21].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rutland^[22].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wilna^[23].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lyme^[24].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lorraine^[25].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Worth^[26].
• Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pamelia^[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'amount': '+4810'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+116229'}^[29], {'amount': '+116605'}^[30], {'amount': '+118294'}^[31], {'amount': '+120941'}^[32], {'amount': '+119504'}^[33], and {'amount': '+117635'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[5].

History and Context

1805 marks the founding of Jefferson County^[35]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County draws 2,239 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #22 of 65).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]