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Pittsylvania County

county in Virginia, United States
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Pittsylvania County

Summary

Pittsylvania County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 296 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #41 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pittsylvania County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Pittsylvania County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pittsylvania County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Pittsylvania County's capital is recorded as Chatham[6].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Bedford County[7].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Campbell County[8].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Halifax County[9].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Caswell County[10].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Danville[11].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Rockingham County[12].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[13].
  • Pittsylvania County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[14].
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham is named after Pittsylvania County[15].
  • Pittsylvania County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chatham[16].
  • Pittsylvania County's Commons category is recorded as Pittsylvania County, Virginia[17].
  • 1767 marks the founding of Pittsylvania County[18].
  • Pittsylvania County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.82, 'lon': -79.4}[19].
  • Pittsylvania County's official website is recorded as http://www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov[20].
  • Pittsylvania County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pittsylvania County, Virginia[21].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+63506'}[22].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+63625'}[23].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+63210'}[24].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+62737'}[25].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+62426'}[26].
  • Pittsylvania County has a population of {'amount': '+62194'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Pittsylvania County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2533'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+63506'}[22], {'amount': '+63625'}[23], {'amount': '+63210'}[24], {'amount': '+62737'}[25], {'amount': '+62426'}[26], and {'amount': '+62194'}[27].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1767 marks the founding of Pittsylvania County[18]. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Pittsylvania County draws 296 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #41 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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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. 6d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808241
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152780
    Umls cui → C3828545
    Fast id → 1210134
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1210134"
  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov
    Category for people who died here → Q106149434
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Chatham
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110576, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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