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Pacific Fur Company

American fur trade company
Organization company Q1535438
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Pacific Fur Company

Summary

Pacific Fur Company is a company[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pacific Fur Company's instance of is recorded as company[3].
  • Pacific Fur Company's founder is recorded as John Jacob Astor I[4].
  • Pacific Fur Company's headquarters location is recorded as Fort Astoria[5].
  • Pacific Fur Company's industry is recorded as fur trade[6].
  • 1810 marks the founding of Pacific Fur Company[7].
  • Pacific Fur Company's location of formation is recorded as New York City[8].
  • Pacific Fur Company's legal form is recorded as company[9].

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Founding

Pacific Fur Company's founder is recorded as John Jacob Astor I[4]. 1810 marks the founding of it[7]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City[8].

Operations

Pacific Fur Company's headquarters location is recorded as Fort Astoria[5].

Industry

Pacific Fur Company's industry is recorded as fur trade[6].

Why It Matters

Pacific Fur Company ranks in the top 9% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

John Jacob Astor I New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pacific Fur Company. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-fur-company
MLA “Pacific Fur Company.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-fur-company.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pacific-fur-company_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pacific Fur Company}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-fur-company}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 18d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of formation → New York City
    Headquarters location → Fort Astoria
    Inception → —
    Founded by → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7691]]: pacific_fur_company, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83141276|Pacific Fur Company (#83141276)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2968|Th"
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