- A
county is a
geographic region of a
country used for
administrative or
other purposes in
certain modern nations. The term is
derived from the Old French...
- A
county seat is an
administrative center, seat of government, or
capital city of a
county or
civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary...
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lists the 3,243
counties and
county equivalents of the
United States. The 50
states of the
United States are
divided into 3,007
counties,
political and...
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There are 62
counties in the
state of New York. The
first 12 were
created immediately after the
British took over the
Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two...
- In the
United States, a
county or
county equivalent is an
administrative or
political subdivision of a
state that
consists of a
geographic region with...
- YORK-shər, -shihər;
abbreviated Yorks),
formally known as the
County of York, is a
historic county in
northern England and the
largest by area size in the United...
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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...
- -sheer;
abbreviated Lancs.) is the name of a
historic county,
ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan
county in
North West England. The
boundaries of
these three...
- Kent is a
county in
South East
England and one of the home
counties. It
borders Greater London to the north-west,
Surrey to the west and East Sus**** to...
- the
counties. It
created new
entities called "administrative
counties". An
administrative county comprised all of the
county apart from the
county boroughs;...
