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Moore County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Moore County

Summary

Moore County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #20 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moore County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Moore County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Moore County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Moore County's capital is recorded as Carthage[6].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Chatham County[7].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County[8].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Harnett County[9].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County[10].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Hoke County[11].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Scotland County[12].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Richmond County[13].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[14].
  • Moore County's shares border with is recorded as Randolph County[15].
  • Alfred Moore is named after Moore County[16].
  • Moore County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carthage[17].
  • Moore County's Commons category is recorded as Moore County, North Carolina[18].
  • January 1, 1784 marks the founding of Moore County[19].
  • Moore County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.31, 'lon': -79.48}[20].
  • Moore County's official website is recorded as https://www.moorecountync.gov/[21].
  • Moore County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Moore County, North Carolina[22].
  • Moore County has a population of {'amount': '+88247'}[23].
  • Moore County has a population of {'amount': '+88562'}[24].
  • Moore County has a population of {'amount': '+89344'}[25].
  • Moore County has a population of {'amount': '+90387'}[26].
  • Moore County has a population of {'amount': '+91587'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Moore County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1828'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+88247'}[23], {'amount': '+88562'}[24], {'amount': '+89344'}[25], {'amount': '+90387'}[26], {'amount': '+91587'}[27], and {'amount': '+94352'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1784 marks the founding of Moore County[19]. Alfred Moore is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Moore County draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #20 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Inception → +1784-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Moore County, North Carolina
    Number of households → {'amount': '+40575'}
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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