Wilkes County

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Wilkes County is a largely rural county in northwestern North Carolina known for its mountainous terrain, outdoor recreation, and role as a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Wilkes County canonical 9

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
county ⓘ
borders Alexander County, North Carolina ⓘ
Alleghany County, North Carolina ⓘ
Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Iredell County, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Iredell County

Surry County, North Carolina ⓘ
Watauga County, North Carolina ⓘ
Yadkin County, North Carolina ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCountySeat Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ
hasFeature Blue Ridge Parkway access ⓘ
Kerr Scott Reservoir vicinity ⓘ
Stone Mountain State Park vicinity ⓘ
hasGovernmentType county government ⓘ
hasIndustry agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ
hasLargestCity North Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ
hasPostalAbbreviation NC ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
hasRecreation camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
hasTerrain foothills ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
hasTransportation North Carolina Highway 16 ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 18 ⓘ
U.S. Route 421 ⓘ
isRural true ⓘ
knownFor gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
locatedIn American South ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Piedmont and mountain transition zone ⓘ
United States South Atlantic states ⓘ
Yadkin River basin ⓘ
linked to: Yadkin River

northwestern North Carolina ⓘ
namedAfter John Wilkes ⓘ
partOf Appalachian region ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains region ⓘ
regionType largely rural county ⓘ
stateSubdivisionOf State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
subdivisionType county of North Carolina ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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