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Rowan County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Summary

Rowan County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 652 Wikipedia views per month (county of north carolina category, ranking #16 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Carolina[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Capital: Salisbury[5]
  • Shares border with: Davie County[6], Cabarrus County[7], Davidson County[8], Montgomery County[9], Stanly County[10], Iredell County[11]
  • Named after: Matthew Rowan[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Salisbury[13]
  • Commons category: Rowan County, North Carolina[14]
  • Inception: March 27, 1753[15]
  • Coordinate location: 35.64, -80.52[16]
  • Official website: http://www.co.rowan.nc.us[17], https://www.rowancountync.gov/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rowan County, North Carolina[19]
  • Population: 138,428[20], 138,341[21], 138,093[22], 138,004[23], 138,323[24], 139,142[25], 146,875[26]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rowan County, North Carolina[27]
  • Number of households: 54,137[28]
  • Native label: Rowan County[29]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C109657[30]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Rowan County, North Carolina[31]
  • Different from: Rowan County[32]
  • Area: 1357[33]
  • Water as percent of area: 2.4[34]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[35]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Rowan County, North Carolina[36]
  • Per capita income: 26,789[37]
  • P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rowan County, North Carolina.tab[38]

Why It Matters

Rowan County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Rowan County, North
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rowan County, North Carolina.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presi"
  2. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Inception → +1753-03-27T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Rowan County, North Carolina
    Number of households → {'amount': '+54137'}
    + 31 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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