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Roanoke County

county in Virginia, United States
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Roanoke County

Summary

Roanoke County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #47 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roanoke County was a member of GovAI Coalition[3].
  • Roanoke County is located in Virginia[4].
  • Roanoke County is in the country of United States[5].
  • Roanoke County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[6].
  • Roanoke County's capital is recorded as Salem[7].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Botetourt County[8].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Bedford County[9].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[10].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Floyd County[11].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[12].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Craig County[13].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Roanoke[14].
  • Roanoke County's shares border with is recorded as Salem[15].
  • Roanoke County's basic form of government is recorded as Q140930154[16].
  • Roanoke River is named after Roanoke County[17].
  • Roanoke County's Commons category is recorded as Roanoke County, Virginia[18].
  • 1838 marks the founding of Roanoke County[19].
  • Roanoke County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.27, 'longitude': -80.08}[20].
  • Roanoke County's official website is recorded as http://www.roanokecountyva.gov[21].
  • Roanoke County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roanoke County, Virginia[22].
  • Roanoke County has a population of {'amount': '+92376'}[23].
  • Roanoke County has a population of {'amount': '+92483'}[24].
  • Roanoke County has a population of {'amount': '+92964'}[25].
  • Roanoke County has a population of {'amount': '+92932'}[26].
  • Roanoke County has a population of {'amount': '+93524'}[27].

Body

Geography

Roanoke County is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Virginia[4].

Physical Characteristics

Roanoke County covers an area of {'amount': '+650'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+92376'}[23], {'amount': '+92483'}[24], {'amount': '+92964'}[25], {'amount': '+92932'}[26], {'amount': '+93524'}[27], and {'amount': '+94409'}[29].

Designation and Status

Roanoke County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[6].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Roanoke County[19]. Roanoke River is named after it[17].

Why It Matters

Roanoke County draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #47 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 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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Edit History

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. 12d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Roanoke County, Vir
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Roanoke County, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 5w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → Q140930154
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45905|batch #45905]]: county forms"
  3. 16w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828316
    Member of → GovAI Coalition
    Taxonomicon id → 1808249
    Obo gazetteer id → 00136519
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
  4. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.roanokecountyva.gov
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110584, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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