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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative subdivision of a state or territory, typically with defined geographic boundaries and some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively.…

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Location
States, federal district and territories of the United States of America
Areas
Largest: San Bernardino County, California—20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2) Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska (county equivalent)—145,505 sq mi (376,860 km2) Smallest: Kalawao County,…
Category
Second-level administrative division
Found in
State
Government
Groups: county commission, board of commissioners, board of supervisors (AZ, CA, IA, MS, VA, WI) county council (WA), commissioners' court (TX), board of county commissioners (N… · Individuals: county executive, county manager, sole commissioner (GA), county mayor, county administrator, county judge
Number
3,244 (including county equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories)

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County (United States)

Nodes226
Edges225
Triples20
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00885
Components1

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County (United States)

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Government · 2
County (United States) → Groups: county commission, board of commissioners, board of supervisors (AZ, CA, IA, MS, VA, WI) county council (WA), commissioners' court (TX), board of county commissioners (N…, Individuals: county executive, county manager, sole commissioner (GA), county mayor, county administrator, county judge
Areas · 1
County (United States) → Largest: San Bernardino County, California—20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2) Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska (county equivalent)—145,505 sq mi (376,860 km2) Smallest: Kalawao County,…
Category · 1
County (United States) → Second-level administrative division
Found in · 1
County (United States) → State
Location · 1
County (United States) → States, federal district and territories of the United States of America
Number · 1
County (United States) → 3,244 (including county equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories)
Populations · 1
County (United States) → Greatest: Los Angeles County, California—10,014,009 (2020) Least: Loving County, Texas—64 8 entities[a] (county equivalents)—0 (2020) Average: 104,435 (2019) Median: Nicholas Co…
Subdivisions · 1
County (United States) → Minor civil division, township, city, hundred, and unincorporated place

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County (United States)AreasLargest: San Bernardino County, California—20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2) Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska (county equivalent)—145,505 sq mi (376,860 km2) Smallest: Kalawao County,…1.00infobox
County (United States)CategorySecond-level administrative division1.00infobox
County (United States)Found inState1.00infobox
County (United States)GovernmentGroups: county commission, board of commissioners, board of supervisors (AZ, CA, IA, MS, VA, WI) county council (WA), commissioners' court (TX), board of county commissioners (N…1.00infobox
County (United States)GovernmentIndividuals: county executive, county manager, sole commissioner (GA), county mayor, county administrator, county judge1.00infobox
County (United States)LocationStates, federal district and territories of the United States of America1.00infobox
County (United States)Number3,244 (including county equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories)1.00infobox
County (United States)PopulationsGreatest: Los Angeles County, California—10,014,009 (2020) Least: Loving County, Texas—64 8 entities[a] (county equivalents)—0 (2020) Average: 104,435 (2019) Median: Nicholas Co…1.00infobox
County (United States)SubdivisionsMinor civil division, township, city, hundred, and unincorporated place1.00infobox
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