Wells

town in York County, Maine, United States
Place new_england_town Q2446241
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Wells

Summary

Wells is a New England town[1]. Wells draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #72 of 511).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wells is located in York County[3].
  • Wells is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wells's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].
  • Wells's postal code is recorded as 04090[6].
  • Wells's Commons category is recorded as Wells, Maine[7].
  • Wells's local dialing code is recorded as 207[8].
  • 1643 marks the founding of Wells[9].
  • Wells's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.320277777778, 'lon': -70.611666666667}[10].
  • Wells's official website is recorded as http://www.wellstown.org/[11].
  • Wells's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wells, Maine[12].
  • Wells has a population of {'amount': '+9400'}[13].
  • Wells has a population of {'amount': '+11314'}[14].
  • Wells has a population of {'amount': '+9589'}[15].
  • Wells's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wells'}[16].
  • Wells's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4525'}[17].
  • Wells sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+54'}[18].
  • Wells covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+73.61'}[19].
  • Wells's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+40315'}[20].

Body

Geography

Wells is in the country of United States[4]. Wells is located in York County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wells covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+73.61'}[19]. Wells sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+54'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9400'}[13], {'amount': '+11314'}[14], and {'amount': '+9589'}[15].

Designation and Status

Wells's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].

History and Context

1643 marks the founding of Wells[9].

Why It Matters

Wells draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #72 of 511).[2] Wells has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Wells is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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