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Johnston County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Johnston County
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Johnston County

Summary

Johnston County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #11 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Johnston County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Johnston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Johnston County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Johnston County's capital is recorded as Smithfield[6].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Nash County[7].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[8].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Harnett County[9].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Wilson County[10].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Sampson County[11].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Wake County[12].
  • Johnston County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[13].
  • Gabriel Johnston is named after Johnston County[14].
  • Johnston County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Smithfield[15].
  • Johnston County's Commons category is recorded as Johnston County, North Carolina[16].
  • June 28, 1746 marks the founding of Johnston County[17].
  • Johnston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.52, 'lon': -78.37}[18].
  • Johnston County's official website is recorded as https://www.johnstonnc.com/[19].
  • Johnston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Johnston County, North Carolina[20].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+168878'}[21].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+169613'}[22].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+172747'}[23].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+174801'}[24].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+177967'}[25].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+185660'}[26].
  • Johnston County has a population of {'amount': '+215999'}[27].

Body

Geography

Johnston County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Johnston County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2061'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+168878'}[21], {'amount': '+169613'}[22], {'amount': '+172747'}[23], {'amount': '+174801'}[24], {'amount': '+177967'}[25], and {'amount': '+185660'}[26].

Designation and Status

Johnston County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

June 28, 1746 marks the founding of Johnston County[17]. Gabriel Johnston is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Johnston County draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #11 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3810788
    Taxonomicon id → 1806877
    Obo gazetteer id → 00165085
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Johnston County, North Carolina
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnston County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Nash County, Wayne County, Harnett County +4
    Located in → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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