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Surry County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Surry County

Summary

Surry County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #38 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surry County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Surry County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Surry County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Surry County's capital is recorded as Dobson[6].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Yadkin County[7].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Forsyth County[8].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Stokes County[9].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Patrick County[10].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County[11].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County[12].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Alleghany County[13].
  • Surry County's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes County[14].
  • Surrey is named after Surry County[15].
  • Surry County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dobson[16].
  • Surry County's Commons category is recorded as Surry County, North Carolina[17].
  • 1770 marks the founding of Surry County[18].
  • Surry County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.50805556, 'lon': -80.83333333}[19].
  • Surry County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.surry.nc.us[20].
  • Surry County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surry County, North Carolina[21].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+73673'}[22].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+73719'}[23].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+73625'}[24].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+73531'}[25].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+73050'}[26].
  • Surry County has a population of {'amount': '+72743'}[27].

Body

Geography

Surry County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Surry County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1393'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+73673'}[22], {'amount': '+73719'}[23], {'amount': '+73625'}[24], {'amount': '+73531'}[25], {'amount': '+73050'}[26], and {'amount': '+72743'}[27].

Designation and Status

Surry County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1770 marks the founding of Surry County[18]. Surrey is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Surry County draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #38 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 14d ago · Bestiasonica · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Surry County Flag.gif
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Surry County Flag.gif"
  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009981
    Taxonomicon id → 1806912
    Umls cui → C3815189
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  3. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+29001'}
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Surry County, North Carolina
    Located in → —
    Population → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109663, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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