Monroe County

county in New York, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_new_york Q115104
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Monroe County

Summary

Monroe County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 4,091 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #12 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monroe County is located in New York[3].
  • Monroe County is located in Pittsford[4].
  • Monroe County is located in Parma[5].
  • Monroe County is located in Greece[6].
  • Monroe County is located in Henrietta[7].
  • Monroe County is located in Ogden[8].
  • Monroe County is in the country of United States[9].
  • Monroe County is on the body of water Lake Ontario[10].
  • Monroe County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[11].
  • Monroe County's capital is recorded as Rochester[12].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[13].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Orleans County[14].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Genesee County[15].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Ontario County[16].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[17].
  • James Monroe is named after Monroe County[18].
  • Monroe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Rochester[19].
  • Monroe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rochester[20].
  • Monroe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Henrietta[21].
  • Monroe County's Commons category is recorded as Monroe County, New York[22].
  • February 23, 1821 marks the founding of Monroe County[23].
  • Monroe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.3, 'longitude': -77.69}[24].
  • Monroe County's official website is recorded as http://www.monroecounty.gov[25].
  • Monroe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monroe County, New York[26].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+744344'}[27].

Body

Geography

Monroe County is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include New York[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1788[30]; Pittsford[4], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1827[33]; Parma[5], a town in the United States[34], in United States[35]; Greece[6], a town in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1822[38]; Henrietta[7], a town in the United States[39], in United States[40], founded in 1818[41]; and Ogden[8], a town in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1817[44]. It is on the body of water Lake Ontario[10].

Physical Characteristics

Monroe County covers an area of {'amount': '+3537'}[45]. Population counts include {'amount': '+744344'}[27], {'amount': '+744690'}[46], {'amount': '+747000'}[47], {'amount': '+748057'}[48], {'amount': '+749606'}[49], and {'amount': '+749600'}[50].

Designation and Status

Monroe County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[11].

History and Context

February 23, 1821 marks the founding of Monroe County[23]. James Monroe is named after it[18].

Why It Matters

Monroe County draws 4,091 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #12 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · Porrima · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → New York, Pittsford, Parma +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q175909]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275263|batch #275263]]"
  2. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Monroe County, New
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Monroe County, New York.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → monroe-county
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: monroe-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943641|monroe county (#289943641)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  4. 10w ago · Kleeblatt187 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → East Rochester, Rochester, Henrietta
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q3098591]]"
  5. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3810717
    Taxonomicon id → 1806772
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009783
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  6. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, New York
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Monroe County, New York
    Located in → —
    Shares border with → Livingston County, Orleans County, Genesee County +2
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109543, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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