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  List of Utah county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Emery County, Utah: Emery is named for George W. Emery, a governor of the Utah Territory.
Sevier County, Utah: Sevier is named for the Sevier River.
Utah County, Utah: Utah is named for the Anglicization of Yuta, the Spanish pronunciation of Ute.
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 County (United States)
The state with the fewest counties is Delaware with three, and the state with the most is Texas with 254.
This is nearly the case in Jacksonville, Florida, which has incorporated all of Duval County except for four smaller suburban cities.\n* Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
List of Arizona county name etymologies\n* List of California county name etymologies\n* List of Kansas county name etymologies\n* List of Minnesota county name etymologies\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (A to J)\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (K to Z)
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 County (United States)
A county of the United States is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
These are still counties in name and in state law; nevertheless, since 1898 they have been entirely contained within the boundaries of the city, and following the creation of Bronx County in 1914, each borough now corresponds exactly to one county.
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 List of Utah counties - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about List of Utah counties
List of Utah counties is not available in the Hutchinson encyclopedia.
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This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 County (United States) - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 and the smallest county in the United States is Kalawao County, Hawaii at 13 square miles.
In California, the county is the default unit of local government (all parts of the state's land are allocated to one of the state's 58 counties).
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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 largest county equivalent by area is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska at 147,843 square miles (382,912 km²) and the smallest is the independent city of Falls Church, Virginia at 2.0 square miles (5 km²).
The most populous county (or county equivalent) is Los Angeles County, California with 9,519,338 people as of 2000, and the least populous county is Loving County, Texas with 67 people as of 2000.
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 Lists of U.S. county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies
List of North Carolina county name etymologies--Under construction
List of people who have more than one county named for them in one U.S. state
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 Rec Fresh : Article 'Rio Grande County, Colorado'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is a list of Colorado county name etymologies.
Asotin County, Washington: Asotin is named for the Nez Perce name for Eel Creek.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Tippecanoe is named for the Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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 Games Fresh : Article 'Miller County, Georgia'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is a list of Georgia county name etymologies.
Elbert County, Georgia: Elbert is named for Samuel Elbert, the fifteenth governor of Georgia.
F Fannin County, Georgia: Fannin is named for James Walker Fannin, Jr., the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution.
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 Society Fresh : Article 'Warren County, Pennsylvania'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Chester County, Pennsylvania: Chester is named for the English county of Cheshire, or Chester-shire.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: Dauphin is named for the Dauphin, the title traditionally given to the oldest son of the King of France.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania: Mifflin is named for Governor of Pennsylvania Thomas Mifflin.
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 Science Fresh : Article 'Sheridan County, Montana'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Meagher County, Montana: Meagher is named for Thomas Francis Meagher, a governor of the Montana Territory.
Missoula County, Montana: Missoula is named for supposedly a contraction of the Flathead word, "im-i-sul-e-etiku", meaning "by or near the place of fear or ambush", a reference to Hell Gate Canyon, in which Flathead Native Americans were sometimes attacked by Blackfeet.
Pondera County, Montana: Pondera is named for originally "pend d'oreille", French words meaning "ear pendant"; the name was changed to a form resembling the phonetic spelling to avoid confusion with the lake and town of that name in Idaho.
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 County (United States) - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
County government was abolished in Connecticut in 1960, although the names remain for geographical purposes.
Each county has a Board of Supervisors and is subject to mandatory duties under state law to provide its residents with services like law enforcement, healthcare, road maintenance, and so on.
Balancing a county's mandatory and discretionary duties is a very difficult task; any sufficiently injured county taxpayer has standing to sue the county to enforce certain duties where financial distress is no excuse, such as healthcare.
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State names speak to the circumstances of their creation.
List of U.S. states by date of statehood
List of U.S. states that were never territories
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 Shop Fresh : Article 'Hawaii County, Hawaii'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is a list of Hawaii county name etymologies: Hawaii County, Hawaii: Hawaii is said to be named for Hawaiiloa, hero of the foundation myth of the native Hawaiian people.
Honolulu County, Hawaii: Honolulu is a Hawaiian language word meaning "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter." Kalawao County, Hawaii: Kalawao is probably named for the village of Kalawao, which lies within its boundaries.
Kauai County, Hawaii: Kauai is a word of unknown origin; Hawaiiloa is often credited with naming the island for his son.
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List of U.S. Representatives from the 1st District of Texas
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 Kids Be Safe : Article 'Martin County, Florida'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Citrus County, Florida: Citrus is named from the county's citrus trees and the economic importance of those fruits.
Jackson County, Florida: Jackson is named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States and the military governor of Florida in 1821.
Miami-Dade County, Florida: Miami-Dade is named jointly after the county seat and main city of Miami and Francis L. Dade, a major killed at the Dade Battlefield at the start of the Second Seminole War in 1835.
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 Art Fresh : Article 'Forest County, Pennsylvania'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Boise County, Idaho: Boise is named for the Boise River.
Yuba County, California: Yuba is named for possibly a corruption of the Spanish word uvas (grapes), wild grapes having grown abundantly in the area.
O Orange County, California: Orange is named for Orange, California, which in turn was named for the orange groves which were once plentiful in the area.
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 County (United States) - InformationBlast
A U.S. county is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
This is the case with Miami and Miami-Dade County.
The city may petition to change the county boundaries to accord with the city boundaries in Michigan, but not necessarily in Georgia.
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 List of U.S. state name etymologies - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
List of U.S. state name etymologies - free-definition
This is a list of the origins of the names of U.S. states:
Origins disputed: May be named for the fictional Island of California in the 16th century novel The Sergas de Esplandian by Garcia OrdoƱez de Montalvo.
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Many later states reflect the names of indigenous Indian tribes: Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Mississippi, and more; half the state-names have such origins, not counting Hawaii.
Many states in the southeast and southwest have Spanish names since Spain or Mexico controlled these territories at some stage: California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, and perhaps Arizona, as well as, of course, New Mexico.
In addition to general-purpose government entities legislating at the state, county, and city level, special-purpose entities such as conservation districts also exist.
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 Kids Be Safe : Article 'Owen County, Indiana'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Owen_County.png Image:Map of Indiana highlighting Owen County.png Owen County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920.
In the first census, 1790, the mean population center was located a little under 8 miles (13 km) west, and slightly north, of Chestertown, Maryland, a few feet from a small branch of the Chesapeake Bay called Stavely Pond.
Owen County is the name of several counties in the United States: Owen County, Indiana Owen County, Kentucky Template:Disambig de:Owen County
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 Shop Fresh : Article 'Trigg County, Kentucky'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Trigg_County.png Image:Map of Kentucky highlighting Trigg County.png Trigg County is a county located in the state of Kentucky.
The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks.
The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.89.
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 All words on List of U.S. state name etymologies
All words on List of U.S. state name etymologies
Red in color, presumably referring to the Colorado River, or the red sandstone formations in the area.
After the Delaware River, which was named after Lord de la Warre (originally de la Guerre), who travelled it in 1610
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 Art Fresh : Article 'List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters E to I. Table of contents
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters S to Z. Table of contents
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
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