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	County Seat Encyclopedia Article @ Begged.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States.
		Counties are called "parishes" in Louisiana, and Alaska is divided into "boroughs" (here, meaning a very large district or region of the state).
		As the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan, Mason is the only city in the U.S. that serves as the county seat ahead of the state capital (Lansing).
	www.begged.net /encyclopedia/County_seat (916 words)

	List of Michigan counties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		County creation was intended to fulfill the goal of establishing government over unorganized territory, but a more important goal was encouraging settlement by surveying the land and dividing it into saleable sections.
		Annexed to Iosco County in 1867 and reinstated in 1873.
		County was abolished in 1895 and absorbed by Charlevoix County and Leelanau County.
	www.anime.co.za /wiki/List_of_Michigan_counties (1520 words)

	County Seat Encyclopedia Article @ Peculiarly.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Their seats of county government are called "parish seat" and "borough seat," respectively.
		The Canadian province of Ontario, in addition to counties, also has territorial districts, regional municipalities, and at least one metropolitan municipality, which are effectively different types of counties in that they perform county government functions.
		It should also be noted that a few counties have their county seats in a neighboring county: examples include Shannon County, South Dakota, and Todd County, South Dakota.
	www.peculiarly.net /encyclopedia/County_seat (906 words)

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		The most densely populated county (or county equivalent) is New York County, New York with 66,940 people per square mile (ppsm) as of 2000, and the least densely populated county is Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska with 0.08 ppsm as of 2000.
		County government was abolished in Connecticut in 1960, although the names remain for geographical purposes.
		In some states, the county sheriff is the principal law enforcement officer in the county, usually limited to areas outside the jurisdiction of cities and towns.
	www.irvinecaus.com /topic/County_(United_States) (3549 words)

	County (United States) - Enpsychlopedia
		The actual term "county" describes them in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana uses the term "parish" and Alaska uses the word "borough." Including those, there are 3,086 counties in the United States, an average of 62 counties per state.
		By area, the largest county in the United States is North Slope Borough, Alaska at 94,763 square miles (245,435 km²) and the smallest county in the United States is Kalawao County, Hawaii at 13 square miles (34 km²).
		The most populous county (or county equivalent) is Los Angeles County, California with 10,226,506 people as of 2005, and the least populous county is Loving County, Texas with 67 people as of 2000.
	www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Counties_of_the_United_States (2936 words)

	List of counties in California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Counties are responsible for local services and law enforcement for areas within their borders that are not within incorporated cities, as well as providing local-level courts.
		Klamath County was created in 1851 from the northern half of Trinity County, but in 1874 it was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties.
		Pautah County was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
	www.a013.com /wiki/List_of_counties_in_California (964 words)

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		Delaware is named after Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, an early coloniser in of the area.
		Illinois while named for the Illiniwek, is the French name for the Illiniwek and can thus be said to have joint French and Native American origin.
		The name New York can refer to any one of three geographical levels: a state, a city in that state, or a county (coterminous with the borough of Manhattan) in that city.
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=U.S._state (3581 words)

	Who Was Who in Name Study
		In 1951, she was present in Chicago at the organizing of the American Name Society and served on its Board of Managers from 1952 to 1956, regretfully refusing the nomination as president in 1956.
		He was convinced that a comprehensive study of family names, including their linguistic and geographical origins, and evidence of both their early and contemporary distribution in Newfoundland, was a fundamental exercise in deepening knowledge of Newfoundland place names.
		He was the guiding light in the creation of the American Name Society in 1951, arranged its first meeting on December 29 of that year, wrote the Society’s constitution and bylaws, and served as its first president from 1951 to 1954 (and again in 1970).
	www.wtsn.binghamton.edu /onoma/Default.htm (14251 words)

	Lists of North American place name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies
		Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California
		Etymologies of street names in San Francisco, California
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lists_of_North_American_place_name_etymologies (78 words)

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		Lists of state governors: Alabama â¢ Alaska â¢ Arizona â¢ Arkansas â¢ California â¢ Colorado â¢ Connecticut â¢ Delaware â¢ Florida â¢ Georgia â¢ Hawaii â¢ Idaho â¢ Illinois â¢ Indiana â¢ Iowa â¢ Kansas â¢ Kentucky ;â¢ Louisiana â¢ Maine â¢ Maryland â¢ Massachusetts â¢ Michigan â¢ Minnesota â¢ Mississippi ;â¢ Missouri â¢ Montana â¢ Nebraska â¢ Nevada â¢ New Hampshire â¢ New Jersey â¢ New Mexico â¢ New York â¢ North Carolina â¢ North Dakota â¢ Ohio â¢ Oklahoma â¢ Oregon â¢ Pennsylvania â¢ Rhode Island â¢ South Carolina â¢ South Dakota â¢ Tennessee ;â¢
		Lists of territorial executives: American Samoa â¢ District of Columbia â¢ Guam â¢ Northern Mariana Islands â¢ Puerto Rico â¢ Virgin Islands
	www.millvalleycaus.com /profile/List_of_Governors_of_Texas (459 words)

	Informat.io on Lists Of U S County Name Etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		List of U.S. county name etymologies, A-D--Under construction
		List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I--Under construction
		List of North Carolina county name etymologies--Under construction
	www.informat.io /?title=lists-of-u-s-county-name-etymologies (178 words)

	ABCgenealogy: Regional/United_States
		List of extinct U.S. counties - This is a list of U.S. counties that were established by a state, provincial, colonial, or territorial government, which no longer exist, for one reason or another.
		Lists of U.S. county name etymologies - Alphabetically and by State.
		The purpose of this site and mail list is for the submission of newspaper abstracts (or links to other sites with newspaper abstracts) from United States newspapers published prior to 1923.
	www.abcgenealogy.com /Regional/United_States/more3.html (839 words)

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		However, some counties have zero or multiple seats.
		Also, county ordinances do not apply to cities unless they are ratified by each individual city.
		HomeInfoMax- Cross-referencing and locating all U.S. Counties, Cities and ZIP Codes
	www.medfordnyus.com /profile/County_(United_States) (3549 words)

	Creation of Counties
		: named for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Henry Clay.
		: named for colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.
		, which is named in turn for the sunflowers that grow along its banks.
	www.vaiden.net /mississippi_county_formation.html (1238 words)

	County Seat Encyclopedia Article @ PlanetSeller.com (Planet Seller) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		County Seat Encyclopedia Article @ PlanetSeller.com (Planet Seller)
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	www.planetseller.com /encyclopedia/County_seat (920 words)

	Assigned Risk Auto Insurance High Risk Auto Consumer Quoting Assistance. (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Each state has created and regulates a market of last resort for those who cannot otherwise obtain coverage.
		These groups have various names, depending on the state you live in, such as assigned risk automobile insurance plans or the residual market, or the high risk pool.
		Local Assigned Risk Insurance Agents will tell you how much their company would charge you for an annual premium for your automobile insurance, in addition to rate comparisons from other major auto insurers including most household name brand insurance companies in your specific zip code.
	www.uscounty.org.cob-web.org:8888 /us-sates-alabama.htm (2702 words)

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