Orleans

town of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Orleans

Summary

Orleans is a town in the United States[1]. Orleans ranks in the top 4% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County[3].
  • Orleans is in the country of United States[4].
  • Orleans's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].
  • Orleans's postal code is recorded as 02653[6].
  • Orleans is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district[7].
  • Orleans is part of Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district[8].
  • Orleans's Commons category is recorded as Orleans, Massachusetts[9].
  • 1693 marks the founding of Orleans[10].
  • Orleans's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.789722222222, 'longitude': -69.990277777778}[11].
  • Orleans's official website is recorded as http://www.town.orleans.ma.us/[12].
  • Orleans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orleans, Massachusetts[13].
  • Orleans has a population of {'amount': '+6341'}[14].
  • Orleans has a population of {'amount': '+6307'}[15].
  • Orleans has a population of {'amount': '+5890'}[16].
  • Orleans's official name is recorded as Orleans[17].
  • Orleans's category for people who died here is recorded as Q20023697[18].
  • Orleans's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2788'}[19].
  • Orleans's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Orleans, Massachusetts[20].
  • Orleans sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+18'}[21].
  • Orleans covers an area of {'amount': '+58.7'}[22].
  • Orleans's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Barnstable Town metropolitan NECTA[23].
  • Orleans's per capita income is recorded as {'amount': '+56907'}[24].

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Geography

Orleans is in the country of United States[4]. Orleans is located in Barnstable County[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district[7], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[25], in United States[26] and Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district[8], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[27], in United States[28].

Physical Characteristics

Orleans covers an area of {'amount': '+58.7'}[22]. Orleans sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+18'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6341'}[14], {'amount': '+6307'}[15], and {'amount': '+5890'}[16].

Designation and Status

Orleans's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].

History and Context

1693 marks the founding of Orleans[10].

Why It Matters

Orleans ranks in the top 4% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).[2] Orleans has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Orleans is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Barnstable Town metropolitan NECTA
    Number of households → {'amount': '+2788'}
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+18'}
    Part of → Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district, Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
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