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US County

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  • Alaska Borough ,
  • Louisiana Parish ,
  • County-equivalent Unit
A US County is an administrative division smaller than a state.  While most US states use the name "county", there are exeptions: Alaska has "boroughs" and Louisiana has "parishes".  In some states, counties may be divided into yet smaller... more

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Sublette County Map of Wyoming highlighting Sublette County Location Pinedale
Sublette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a sparsely populated rural county in western Wyoming, along the Green River. It has an area of 4,883 square mile and a population of 5,920 as of 2000. The county seat is...
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Montgomery County Map of New York highlighting Montgomery County Location Fonda
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The county seat is Fonda. For the history of Montgomery...
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Washington County Seal of Washington County, New York Location Fort Edward
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 61,042. It was named for the Revolutionary War general (and later...
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Allegany County Map of New York highlighting Allegany County Location Belmont
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 49,927. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegany ...
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Cattaraugus County Map of New York highlighting Cattaraugus County Location Little Valley
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 83,955. The county seat is Little Valley. When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cattaraugus County was...
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Cayuga County Map of New York highlighting Cayuga County Location Auburn
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn. When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cayuga...
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Chenango County Map of New York highlighting Chenango County Location Norwich
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 51,401. Its name is from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich. When counties were established in New...
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Chemung County Map of New York highlighting Chemung County Location Elmira
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 91,070. Its name is derived from...
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Cortland County Map of New York highlighting Cortland County Location Cortland
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The...
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Delaware County   Location Delhi
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,055. The county seat is Delhi. The name is in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609, who was...
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Essex County Map of New York highlighting Essex County Location Elizabethtown
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 38,851. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. Along with Hamilton County, Essex is entirely within...
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Franklin County Map of New York highlighting Franklin County Location Malone
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Genesee County Map of New York highlighting Genesee County Location Batavia
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Greene County Map of New York highlighting Greene County Location Catskill
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general, Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill. On 1800-03-25 Greene County was created by the partitioning of Albany ...
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Warren County   Location Lake George
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 63,303. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of...
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Herkimer County   Location Herkimer
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 64,427. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in...
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Madison County Map of New York highlighting Madison County Location Wampsville
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 69,441. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is Wampsville. Madison County is...
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Steuben County Map of New York highlighting Steuben County Location Bath
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Orleans County Seal of Orleans County, New York Location Albion
Orleans County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 44,171. The county seat is Albion. The name is in honor of the French Royal House of Orleans. Orleans County is part of the Rochester, NY...
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Otsego County Map of New York highlighting Otsego County Location Cooperstown
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2003 population estimate was 62,196, a 2.9% increase from 1990. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from an Indian word meaning "place of the rock." In 1789,...
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Schoharie County Seal of Schoharie County Location Schoharie
Schoharie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. At the time of the 2000 census, the population was 31,582. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schoharie, a name that comes...
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Seneca County Map of New York highlighting Seneca County Location Ovid
Seneca County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 33,342. Two villages share the duty as the county seat: Ovid and Waterloo. The name is from the Iroquois (Seneca) that occupied part of the...
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Schuyler County Map of New York highlighting Schuyler County Location Watkins Glen
Schuyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 19,224. The county seat is Watkins Glen. The name is in honor of General Philip Schuyler, one of the four major generals in the Continental...
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Tompkins County Map of New York highlighting Tompkins County Location Ithaca
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 96,501. The county seat is Ithaca, and is home to Cornell University and Ithaca...
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Sullivan County Seal of Sullivan County, New York Location Monticello
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. According to the 2007 estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, the county's population was 76,303. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who...
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Wyoming County Map of New York highlighting Wyoming County Location Warsaw
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 43,424. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands." Wyoming County was formed...
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Yates County Map of New York highlighting Yates County Location Penn Yan
Yates County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,621. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York, signed the act establishing the...
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Adams County Map of Washington highlighting Adams County Location Ritzville
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams. As of 2000, the population is 16,428. The county seat is at Ritzville, and its largest city is Othello. ...
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Socorro County Map of New Mexico highlighting Socorro County Location Socorro
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