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Lake County

county in Indiana, United States
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Lake County

Summary

Lake County is a county of Indiana[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Lake County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lake County is on the body of water Lake Michigan[5].
  • Lake County's image is recorded as Lake County Courthouse ( Crown Point ).jpg[6].
  • Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[7].
  • Lake County's capital is recorded as Crown Point[8].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Newton County[9].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Porter County[10].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Jasper County[11].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[12].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Kankakee County[13].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Will County[14].
  • Lake Michigan is named after Lake County[15].
  • Lake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hobart[16].
  • Lake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Highland[17].
  • Lake County's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126686597[18].
  • Lake County's locator map image is recorded as Map of Indiana highlighting Lake County.svg[19].
  • Lake County's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82018418[20].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46303[21].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46307-08[22].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46311-12[23].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46319-25[24].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46327[25].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46341-42[26].
  • Lake County's postal code is recorded as 46355-56[27].

Body

Geography

Lake County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Indiana[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Michigan[5].

Physical Characteristics

Lake County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1622'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+663'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+496005'}[30], {'amount': '+496052'}[31], {'amount': '+494833'}[32], {'amount': '+493118'}[33], {'amount': '+491456'}[34], and {'amount': '+487865'}[35].

Designation and Status

Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[7].

History and Context

+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake County[36]. Lake Michigan is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Lake County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Hyles–Anderson College Indiana Lake Michigan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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