- A
county (Latin: comitatus) is a
geographic region of a
country used for
administrative or
other purposes in some nations. The term is
derived from the...
- The
counties of
England are a type of
subdivision of England.
Counties have been used as
administrative areas in
England since Anglo-Saxon times. There...
- 58
counties. The
state was
first divided into 27
counties on
February 18, 1850.
These were
further sub-divided to form
sixteen additional counties by...
- In the
United States, a
county or
county equivalent is an
administrative subdivision of a
state or territory,
typically with
defined geographic boundaries...
-
There are 62
counties in the U.S.
state of New York. The
first 12
counties were
created in 1683 soon
after the
British took over the
Dutch colony of New...
- (/ˈlæŋkəʃər/ LAN-kə-shər, /-ʃɪər/ -sheer;
abbreviated Lancs) is a
ceremonial county in
North West England. It is
bordered by ****bria to the north,
North Yorkshire...
-
historically a
county.
Despite no
longer being used for administration,
Yorkshire retains a
strong regional identity. The
county was
named after its
county town...
-
There are 88
counties in the U.S.
state of Ohio. Nine of them
existed at the time of the Ohio
Constitutional Convention in 1802. A
tenth county, Wayne, was...
- The
counties of
Ireland (Irish:
Contaetha na hÉireann) are
historic administrative divisions of the island. They
began as
Norman structures, and as the...
-
There are 67
counties in the U.S.
state of Florida,
which became a
territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two
counties complementing the
provincial divisions...
