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Sonoma County

county in California, United States
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Sonoma County was founded in 1850. Located in Northern California, it is one of the original counties established following the state's admission to the Union. The county encompasses a diverse geographic area, though its specific boundaries and administrative functions were defined upon its inception.

Sonoma County operates as a local government entity, providing civic services and governance to its residents. Its founding marked its role as a distinct political and administrative division within California.

Sonoma County

Summary

Sonoma County is a county of California[1]. It draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #15 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonoma County is located in California[3].
  • Sonoma County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sonoma County's instance of is recorded as county of California[5].
  • Sonoma County's capital is recorded as Santa Rosa[6].
  • Sonoma County's shares border with is recorded as Mendocino County[7].
  • Sonoma County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[8].
  • Sonoma County's shares border with is recorded as Napa County[9].
  • Sonoma County's shares border with is recorded as Solano County[10].
  • Sonoma County's shares border with is recorded as Marin County[11].
  • Sonoma is named after Sonoma County[12].
  • Sonoma County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Rosa[13].
  • Sonoma County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Petaluma[14].
  • Sonoma County's Commons category is recorded as Sonoma County, California[15].
  • Sonoma County's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[16].
  • 1850 marks the founding of Sonoma County[17].
  • Sonoma County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.51, 'lon': -122.93}[18].
  • Sonoma County's authority is recorded as County of Sonoma[19].
  • Sonoma County's authority is recorded as County of Sonoma[20].
  • Sonoma County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sonoma County, California[21].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+483878'}[22].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+484698'}[23].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+487549'}[24].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+490596'}[25].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+495025'}[26].
  • Sonoma County has a population of {'amount': '+502146'}[27].

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Founding

1850 marks the founding of Sonoma County[17].

Why It Matters

Sonoma County draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #15 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

California Sonoma State University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Sonoma County, California
    Topic's main category → Category:Sonoma County, California
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+10.87'}
    Instance of → county of California
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