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West Union

city in Iowa, United States
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Summary

West Union is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Union is located in Fayette County[3].
  • West Union is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Union's head of government is recorded as Cam Granger[5].
  • West Union's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • West Union's postal code is recorded as 52175[7].
  • West Union's Commons category is recorded as West Union, Iowa[8].
  • West Union's local dialing code is recorded as 563[9].
  • West Union's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.961944444444, 'lon': -91.81}[10].
  • West Union's official website is recorded as http://www.westunion.com/[11].
  • West Union's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Union, Iowa[12].
  • West Union has a population of {'amount': '+2549'}[13].
  • West Union has a population of {'amount': '+2486'}[14].
  • West Union has a population of {'amount': '+2490'}[15].
  • West Union's capital of is recorded as Fayette County[16].
  • West Union's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Union'}[17].
  • West Union's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1159'}[18].
  • West Union sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+362'}[19].
  • West Union covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.190468'}[20].
  • West Union covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.190466'}[21].
  • West Union's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+0'}[22].
  • West Union's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+28794'}[23].

Body

Geography

West Union is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Fayette County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.190468'}[20] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.190466'}[21]. West Union sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+362'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2549'}[13], {'amount': '+2486'}[14], and {'amount': '+2490'}[15].

Designation and Status

West Union's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].

Why It Matters

West Union ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . westunion.com. Retrieved . westunion.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . westunion.com. westunion.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · C messier · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Fayette County
    Number of households → {'amount': '+1159'}
    Website → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Fayette County
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Head of government: Cam Granger"
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