- 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...
- 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...
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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...
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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...
- In the
United States, a
county or
county equivalent is an
administrative or
political subdivision of a U.S.
state or
other territories of the
United States...
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There are 3,244
counties and
county equivalents in the
United States. The 50
states of the
United States are
divided into 3,007
political subdivisions...
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Ceremonial counties,
formally known as
counties for the
purposes of the lieutenancies, are
areas of
England to
which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They...
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county.
Despite no
longer being used for administration,
Yorkshire retains a
strong regional identity. The
county was
named after its
original county...
- 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 five countries: Canada...
- Latin:
comitatus Sarossiensis, German: Scharosch) was an
administrative county (comitatus) of the
Kingdom of Hungary. Its
territory is now in northeastern...
