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Mathews County

county in Virginia, United States
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Mathews County

Summary

Mathews County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #63 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mathews County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Mathews County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mathews County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Mathews County's capital is recorded as Mathews[6].
  • Mathews County's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex County[7].
  • Mathews County's shares border with is recorded as Gloucester County[8].
  • Mathews County's shares border with is recorded as York County[9].
  • Mathews County's basic form of government is recorded as Q140930090[10].
  • Thomas Mathews is named after Mathews County[11].
  • Mathews County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mathews[12].
  • Mathews County's Commons category is recorded as Mathews County, Virginia[13].
  • 1791 marks the founding of Mathews County[14].
  • Mathews County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.42, 'longitude': -76.28}[15].
  • Mathews County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Middle Peninsula[16].
  • Mathews County's official website is recorded as https://www.mathewscountyva.gov/[17].
  • Mathews County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mathews County, Virginia[18].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8978'}[19].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8972'}[20].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8951'}[21].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8899'}[22].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8897'}[23].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8862'}[24].
  • Mathews County has a population of {'amount': '+8533'}[25].
  • Mathews County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia[26].
  • Mathews County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Mathews County, Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

Mathews County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mathews County covers an area of {'amount': '+653'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8978'}[19], {'amount': '+8972'}[20], {'amount': '+8951'}[21], {'amount': '+8899'}[22], {'amount': '+8897'}[23], and {'amount': '+8862'}[24].

Designation and Status

Mathews County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

1791 marks the founding of Mathews County[14]. Thomas Mathews is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Mathews County draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #63 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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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Edit History

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. 9d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Mathews County, Vir
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Mathews County, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 5w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → Q140930090
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45905|batch #45905]]: county forms"
  3. 9w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3827365
    Taxonomicon id → 1808229
    Obo gazetteer id → 00050588
    Osm name suggestion index id → mathewscounty-414f19
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8253]]: mathewscounty-d70331, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  4. 17w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → MathewsCountyVA
    Nci thesaurus id → C110564
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110564, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
  5. 17w ago · Hwierzbicki · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+8978'}, {'amount': '+8972'}, {'amount': '+8951'} +4
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Mathews County, Virginia
    Instance of → —
    Website → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.mathewscountyva.gov/"
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