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Watauga County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Watauga County

Summary

Watauga County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #28 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watauga County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Watauga County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Watauga County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Watauga County's capital is recorded as Boone[6].
  • Watauga County's shares border with is recorded as Ashe County[7].
  • Watauga County's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes County[8].
  • Watauga County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County[9].
  • Watauga County's shares border with is recorded as Avery County[10].
  • Watauga County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[11].
  • Watauga River is named after Watauga County[12].
  • Watauga County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boone[13].
  • Watauga County's Commons category is recorded as Watauga County, North Carolina[14].
  • 1849 marks the founding of Watauga County[15].
  • Watauga County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.23, 'lon': -81.7}[16].
  • Watauga County's official website is recorded as http://www.wataugacounty.org[17].
  • Watauga County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Watauga County, North Carolina[18].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+51079'}[19].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+51000'}[20].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+51600'}[21].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+52106'}[22].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+52372'}[23].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+52906'}[24].
  • Watauga County has a population of {'amount': '+54086'}[25].
  • Watauga County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Watauga County, North Carolina[26].
  • Watauga County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+21453'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+312.56'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+811.5'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+51079'}[19], {'amount': '+51000'}[20], {'amount': '+51600'}[21], {'amount': '+52106'}[22], {'amount': '+52372'}[23], and {'amount': '+52906'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1849 marks the founding of Watauga County[15]. Watauga River is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Watauga County draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #28 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806921
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164164
    Umls cui → C3827502
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+21453'}
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Watauga County, North Carolina
    Located in → —
    Population → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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