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Prince George's County

county in Maryland, United States
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Prince George's County

Summary

Prince George's County is a county of Maryland[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_maryland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,411 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prince George's County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Prince George's County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Prince George's County is on the body of water Potomac River[5].
  • Prince George's County is on the body of water Anacostia River[6].
  • Prince George's County is on the body of water Northwest Branch Anacostia River[7].
  • Prince George's County is on the body of water Northeast Branch Anacostia River[8].
  • Prince George's County is on the body of water Patuxent River[9].
  • Prince George's County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[10].
  • Prince George's County's capital is recorded as Upper Marlboro[11].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Anne Arundel County[12].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Charles County[13].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Calvert County[14].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Howard County[15].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfax County[16].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[17].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Washington, D.C.[18].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Alexandria[19].
  • Prince George's County's shares border with is recorded as Southeast[20].
  • Prince George, Duke of Cumberland is named after Prince George's County[21].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as College Park[22].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bowie[23].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as District Heights[24].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glenarden[25].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenbelt[26].
  • Prince George's County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hyattsville[27].

Body

Geography

Prince George's County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Potomac River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Anacostia River[6], a river[30], in United States[31]; Northwest Branch Anacostia River[7], a branch[32], in United States[33]; Northeast Branch Anacostia River[8], a stream[34], in United States[35]; and Patuxent River[9], a river[36], in United States[37]. It is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[38].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+863420'}[39], {'amount': '+865615'}[40], {'amount': '+874129'}[41], {'amount': '+881419'}[42], {'amount': '+890081'}[43], and {'amount': '+909535'}[44].

Designation and Status

Prince George's County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1696[45] and May 1695[46]. Prince George, Duke of Cumberland is named after Prince George's County[21].

Why It Matters

Prince George's County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_maryland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,411 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Prince George's Cou
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Prince George's County, Maryland.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States p"
  2. 10w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → College Park, Bowie, District Heights +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||el */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; normalize text; downgrade preferred ranks ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  3. 11w ago · Kleeblatt187 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → College Park, Bowie, District Heights +7
    Office held by head of government → Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland
    Legal entity identifier → —
    C-span organization id → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q668676]]"
  4. 20w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Authority → Q139814937
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P797]]: [[Q139814937]]"
  5. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Maryland
    Located in time zone → —
    Instance of → —
    Capital → Upper Marlboro
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
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