County (United States)

In the United States, an administrative or political subdivision of a state is a county, which is a region having specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. ^[1]

Accomack County, Virginia

Accomack County is a United States county located in the eastern edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, statoid, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration.

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Administrative divisions of American Samoa

American Samoa is administratively divided into three districts and two "unorganized" atolls.

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Alaska

Alaska (Alax̂sxax̂) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America.

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Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development

The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED or DCED) is a department within the government of Alaska.

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Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Animal control service

An animal control service or animal control agency is an entity charged with responding to requests for help with animals ranging from wild animals, dangerous animals, or animals in distress.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a U.S. state in the southwestern region of the United States.

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Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referred to simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.

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Auditor

An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit.

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Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia is a nonpartisan online political encyclopedia.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Bedford County, Virginia

Bedford County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Bedford, Virginia

Bedford is an incorporated town and former independent city located within Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Board of chosen freeholders

In New Jersey, a board of chosen freeholders is the county legislature in each of the state's 21 counties.

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Board of supervisors

A board of supervisors is a governing body that oversees the operation of county government in the American states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 counties in New York.

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Border

Borders are geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Boroughs of New York City

New York City encompasses five county-level administrative divisions called boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.

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Broomfield, Colorado

Broomfield, officially the City and County of Broomfield is a consolidated city and county in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Capital punishment in the United States

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 31 states, the federal government, and the military.

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Carson City, Nevada

Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city and the capital of the US state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson.

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Ceremonial counties of England

The ceremonial counties, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England, are areas of England to which a Lord Lieutenant is appointed.

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Charles City County, Virginia

Charles City County is a historic county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.

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Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.

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City

A city is a large human settlement.

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City council

A city council, town council, town board, or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality, or local government area.

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Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county.

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Clay County

Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States.

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Commissioners' court

Commissioners' court, or in Arkansas a quorum court, is the governing body of county government in three US states: Arkansas, Texas and Missouri.

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Community centre

Community centres or community centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes.

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Comptroller

A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Consolidated city-county

In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction.

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Constitutional Convention (United States)

The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House (later known as Independence Hall because of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence there eleven years before) in Philadelphia.

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Convention center

A convention center (American English; conference centre outside the USA) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests.

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Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Coroner

A coroner is a person whose standard role is to confirm and certify the death of an individual within a jurisdiction.

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County

A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes,Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations.

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County (United States)

In the United States, an administrative or political subdivision of a state is a county, which is a region having specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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County administrator

In local government in the United States, a county administrator or county manager is a person appointed to be the administrative manager of a county, in a council-manager form of county government.

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County commission

A county commission (also known as a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States.

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County council

A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county.

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County court

A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the High Sheriff of each county.

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County executive

A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a United States county.

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County judge

The term county judge is applied as a descriptor, and sometimes as a title, for a person who presides over a county court.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Courthouse

A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.

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Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Delaware

Delaware is one of the 50 states of the United States, in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeastern region.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune.

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District attorney

In the United States, a district attorney (DA) is the chief prosecutor for a local government area, typically a county.

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District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871

The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia.

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Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands (pop. 106,405) are administratively divided into 3 districts, which are subdivided into 20 subdistricts.

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Eastville, Virginia

Eastville is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

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Elizabeth City County, Virginia

Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton.

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Falls Church, Virginia

Falls Church is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Fiscal Court

The Fiscal Court, under the Kentucky Constitution of 1891,, Kentucky Constitution of 1891 is the name given to the county legislature and governing body of each of the counties in Kentucky.

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Flags of counties of the United States

The flags of the counties of the United States exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Franklin County

Franklin County may refer to places:;in Australia.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.

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Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and a commercial and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Gwinnett County, Georgia

Gwinnett County is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Harding County, New Mexico

Harding County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Henrico County, Virginia

Henrico County (formerly Henrico Shire), officially the County of Henrico, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Home rule

Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.

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House of Burgesses

The Virginia House of Burgesses was formed in 1642 by the General Assembly at the suggestion of then-Governor William Berkeley.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Independence Day (United States)

Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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Independent city (United States)

In the United States, an independent city is a city that is not in the territory of any county or counties with exceptions noted below.

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Index of U.S. counties

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

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Jacques Marquette

Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.

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James City County, Virginia

James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Jamestown, Virginia

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

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Jefferson County

Jefferson County is the name of 26 counties and one parish in the United States.

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Kalawao County, Hawaii

Kalawao County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

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Lake County

Lake County may refer to:;In New Zealand.

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Law library

A law library is a special library used by law students, lawyers, judges and their law clerks, historians and other scholars of legal history in order to research the law.

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Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska

The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough.

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List of cities and counties in Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes.

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List of counties in Alabama

The U.S. state of Alabama has 67 counties.

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List of counties in Arizona

There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona.

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List of counties in Arkansas

There are 75 counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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List of counties in California

The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties.

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List of counties in Colorado

The U.S. state of Colorado is divided into 64 counties.

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List of counties in Connecticut

There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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List of counties in Delaware

The state of Delaware has only three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, the fewest of any state in the United States.

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List of counties in Florida

There are 67 counties in the state of Florida.

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List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)

The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties.

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List of counties in Hawaii

The five counties of Hawaii on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy somewhat greater status than many counties on the United States mainland.

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List of counties in Idaho

There are 44 counties in the U.S. state of Idaho.

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List of counties in Illinois

There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois.

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List of counties in Indiana

The U.S. state of Indiana has 92 counties.

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List of counties in Iowa

There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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List of counties in Kansas

This is a list of counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.

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List of counties in Kentucky

This is a list of the one hundred and twenty counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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List of counties in Maine

This is a list of the sixteen counties in the U.S. state of Maine.

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List of counties in Maryland

There are twenty-four counties and county-equivalents in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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List of counties in Massachusetts

This is a list of the 14 counties in Massachusetts.

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List of counties in Michigan

There are 83 counties in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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List of counties in Minnesota

This is a list of counties in Minnesota.

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List of counties in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

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List of counties in Missouri

There are 114 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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List of counties in Montana

This is a list of the counties in the U.S. state of Montana.

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List of counties in Nebraska

The following is a list of the 93 counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska, listed by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix.

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List of counties in Nevada

This is a list of counties in Nevada.

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List of counties in New Hampshire

This is a list of counties in New Hampshire.

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List of counties in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey.

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List of counties in New Mexico

This is a list of the 33 counties (Condados) in New Mexico.

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List of counties in New York

There are 62 counties in the state of New York.

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List of counties in North Carolina

The U.S. state of North Carolina is divided into 100 counties.

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List of counties in North Dakota

This is a list of counties in North Dakota.

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List of counties in Ohio

The U.S. state of Ohio comprises 88 counties.

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List of counties in Oklahoma

There are 77 counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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List of counties in Oregon

The following is a list of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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List of counties in Pennsylvania

The following is a list of the sixty-seven counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, and governmental functions have been consolidated since 1854.

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List of counties in Rhode Island

This is a list of the five counties in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

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List of counties in South Carolina

The U.S. state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties, the maximum allowable by state law.

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List of counties in South Dakota

There are 66 counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota with FIPS codes.

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List of counties in Tennessee

This is a list of the 95 counties in the State of Tennessee.

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List of counties in Texas

The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.

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List of counties in Utah

There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah.

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List of counties in Vermont

There are fourteen counties in the U.S. state of Vermont.

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List of counties in Washington

There are 39 counties in the U.S. state of Washington.

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List of counties in West Virginia

The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties.

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List of counties in Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin in the United States has 72 counties.

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List of counties in Wyoming

This is a list of counties in Wyoming.

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List of former United States counties

This article provides a list of United States counties which no longer exist.

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List of parishes in Louisiana

The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses) in the same manner that 48 other states of the United States are divided into counties, and Alaska is divided into boroughs.

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List of the most common U.S. county names

This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states.

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List of U.S. municipalities in multiple counties

This is a list of municipalities of all types (including cities, towns, and villages) in the United States that lie in more than one county (or, in the case of Louisiana, more than one parish).

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List of U.S. states and territories by population

As of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 United States Census, the nine most populous U.S. states contain slightly more than half of the total population.

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List of United States counties and county equivalents

This is a complete list of the 3,142 counties and county equivalents of the United States.

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Lists of counties in the United States

The following are lists of U.S. counties by various criteria.

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Local government

A local government is a form of public administration which, in a majority of contexts, exists as the lowest tier of administration within a given state.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law usually found in a code of laws for a political division smaller than a state or nation, i.e., a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, etc.

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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, is the most populous county in the United States, with more than 10 million inhabitants as of 2017.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase (Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Marquette County

Marquette County may refer to.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Median

The median is the value separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half.

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Medical examiner

A medical examiner is a person trained in medicine or a medical organization that investigates deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.

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Mid-Atlantic (United States)

The Mid-Atlantic, also called Middle Atlantic states or the Mid-Atlantic states, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South Atlantic States.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest, Middle West, or simply the Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2").

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Minor civil division

A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county, such as a civil township, precinct, or magisterial district.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Montgomery County

Montgomery County may refer to.

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Municipal clerk

A clerk is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico

The municipalities of Puerto Rico number seventy-eight incorporated towns and cities.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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Mutual aid (emergency services)

In emergency services, mutual aid is an agreement among emergency responders to lend assistance across jurisdictional boundaries.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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National Association of Counties

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is an organization that represents county governments in the United States.

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Nevada

Nevada (see pronunciations) is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.

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New England

New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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New England town

The New England town (generally referred to simply as a town in New England) is the basic unit of local government and local division of state authority in each of the six New England states and without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo México, Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern Region of the United States of America.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Northampton County, Virginia

Northampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Northeastern United States

The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the American Northeast or simply the Northeast, is a geographical region of the United States bordered to the north by Canada, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Southern United States, and to the west by the Midwestern United States.

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Office of Management and Budget

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP).

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Parish (administrative division)

A parish is an administrative division used by several countries.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Petersburg, Alaska

Petersburg (Tlingit: Gantiyaakw Séedi "Steamboat Channel") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Police Jury

In the U.S. state of Louisiana, the typical governing body of the parish is called the Police Jury.

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Political division

A political division is a geographic region accepted to be in the jurisdiction of a particular government entity.

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Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.

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Public defender

A public defender is an attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.

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Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".

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Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Public utility

A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).

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Queens

Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States.

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San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino County, officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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San Francisco

San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

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Secretary of the State of Connecticut

The Secretary of the State of Connecticut is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Sheriffs in the United States

In the United States, a sheriff is an official in a county or independent city responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing the law.

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Shires of Virginia

The eight Shires of Virginia were formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony.

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Skagway, Alaska

The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle.

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Sole commissioner

In local government in the United States, sole commissioner government is a county commission with only one seat.

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Southern California

Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost counties.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, also known as the American South, Dixie, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a region of the United States of America.

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Special district (United States)

Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, limited purpose entities, or special-purpose districts in the United States) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence.

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St. Louis

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St. Mary's County, Maryland

Saint Mary's County (often abbreviated as St. Mary's County), established in 1637, is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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State attorney general

The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.

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State constitution (United States)

In the United States, each state has its own constitution.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state, as opposed to the federal government.

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State school

State schools (also known as public schools outside England and Wales)In England and Wales, some independent schools for 13- to 18-year-olds are known as 'public schools'.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost and westernmost of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York.

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Tax assessment

Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

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Town

A town is a human settlement.

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Township (United States)

A township in the United States is a small geographic area.

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Treasurer

A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB; officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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Unorganized Borough, Alaska

The Unorganized Borough is made up of the portions of the U.S. state of Alaska which are not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Village (United States)

In the United States, the meaning of "village" varies by geographic area and legal jurisdiction.

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Villages of Guam

The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Vital statistics (government records)

Vital statistics are statistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces.

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Warren G. Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician who served as the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923.

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Warwick County, Virginia

Warwick County was a county in Southeast Virginia that was created from Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in the Virginia Colony in 1634.

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Washington County

Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named after George Washington, revolutionary war general and first President of the United States.

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Washington County, D.C.

The County of Washington was one of five original political entities within the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Western United States

The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States.

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Wrangell, Alaska

The City and Borough of Wrangell (Tlingit: Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw) is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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York County, Virginia

York County (formerly Charles River County) is a county in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the Tidewater.

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Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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2000 United States Census

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 Census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_(United_States)

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