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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:County
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gptkbp:area
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755 square miles
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gptkbp:bordered_by
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gptkb:Watauga_County
gptkb:Iredell_County
gptkb:Alleghany_County
Surry County
Ashe County
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gptkbp:climate
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Humid subtropical climate
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gptkbp:demographics
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gptkb:White
gptkb:African_American
gptkb:Native_American_culture
Hispanic or Latino
Asian
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Wilkes_Community_College
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gptkbp:elevation
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1,200 feet
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:Wilkes_County_Apple_Festival
gptkb:Wilkes_County_Arts_and_Crafts_Festival
gptkb:Wilkes_County_Fair
gptkb:Wilkes_County_Music_Festival
Wilkesboro Christmas Parade
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gptkbp:founded
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1777
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gptkbp:government_type
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gptkb:Board_of_Commissioners
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gptkbp:has_county_seat
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Wilkesboro
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gptkbp:historical_site
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gptkb:Wilkesboro_Historic_District
gptkb:Wilkes_Heritage_Museum
gptkb:Old_Wilkes_Jail
Revolutionary War Memorial
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wilkes County, North Carolina
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:North_Carolina
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gptkbp:major_highway
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gptkb:U._S._Route_221
gptkb:North_Carolina_Highway_268
gptkb:North_Carolina_Highway_16
gptkb:U._S._Route_421
North Carolina Highway 18
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gptkbp:major_rivers
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gptkb:W._Kerr_Scott_Reservoir
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:John_Wilkes
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Andy_Griffith
gptkb:Dale_Earnhardt
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Daniel_Boone
gptkb:Bobby_Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:population
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68800
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gptkbp:river
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gptkb:Yadkin_River
gptkb:Little_Yadkin_River
Reddies River
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gptkbp:time_zone
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Eastern Time Zone
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gptkbp:website
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wilkescounty.net
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Wilkes_County_Journal
gptkb:Benny_Parsons
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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