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Encyclopedia - Calhoun County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Calhoun County Arkansas
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 5,744. The county seat is Hampton. Calhou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cayuga County New York: Encyclopedia - Cayuga County New York
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 Confederat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crawford County Arkansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Crawford County Arkansas - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,565 km² (604 mi²). 1,542 km² (595 mi²) of it is land and 23 km�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conway County Arkansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Conway County Arkansas - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,468 km² (567 mi²). 1,440 km² (556 mi²) of it is land and 27 km�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornwall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cornwall - Culture
Cornwall - Language. The Cornish language is closely related to Welsh and Breton, and less so to Irish, Scots Gaelic and Manx. It conti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia - History
The red and white checkerboard has been a symbol of Croatian kings since at least the 10th century, ranging in size from 3×3 to 8×8, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia County Arkansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Columbia County Arkansas - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,986 km² (767 mi²). 1,984 km² (766 mi²) of it is land and 2 km²...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Dublin: Encyclopedia Ii - County Dublin - Currently
At present, many organisations, state agencies and sporting teams continue to operate on a "County Dublin" basis. Subsequently, much conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia County New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Columbia County New York - History
When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Columbia County was part of Albany County. This was an en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coos County Oregon: Encyclopedia Ii - Coos County Oregon - Economy
Deposits of gold initially attracted people to the county in the nineteenth century. Between 1890 and 1910, large amounts of coal were mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coke County Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Coke County Texas - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 3,864 people, 1,544 households, and 1,068 families residing in the county. The population density is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Durham: Encyclopedia Ii - County Durham - Geographical Extent
County Durham is roughly bounded by the watershed of the Pennines in the west, the River Tees in the south, the North Sea in the east and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coventry: Encyclopedia Ii - Coventry - History
Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Town: Encyclopedia Ii - County Town - List Of County Towns
County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Abingdon, then Reading Buckinghamshire - Buckingham, no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Police: Encyclopedia Ii - County Police - United Kingdom
In England, the police are divided into regional forces based on counties (sometimes amalgamations of two or three counties), which all p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caswell County North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Caswell County North Carolina
Caswell County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 23,501. Its county seat is Yanceyville6....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caithness: Encyclopedia - Caithness
Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a traditional county of Scotland. The county had its own county council from 1890 to 1975, and the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comarques Of Catalonia: Encyclopedia - Comarques Of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques (singular "comarca") of Catalonia. A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "shire" or "c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buskerud: Encyclopedia - Buskerud
Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county admini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bucharest: Encyclopedia - Bucharest
44°25′N 26°06′E Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti /bu.ku'reʃtʲ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunswick County North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Brunswick County North Carolina
Brunswick County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 73,143. Its county seat is Bolivia6. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bucks County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia - Bucks County Pennsylvania
Bucks County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population is 597,635. A 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo County Wisconsin: Encyclopedia - Buffalo County Wisconsin
Buffalo County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population is 13,804. Its county seat is Alma6. Buffalo Cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buyeo County: Encyclopedia - Buyeo County
For the ancient Korean kingdom in Manchuria, see Buyeo (state). Buyeo County (Buyeo-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpetbagger: Encyclopedia - Carpetbagger
In the United States, the term carpetbagger was an epithet used to refer to Northern (Yankee) businessmen and politicians who moved to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown County Wisconsin: Encyclopedia - Brown County Wisconsin
Brown County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population is 226,778. The county seat is Green Bay, Wisconsi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carroll County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Carroll County Arkansas
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 25,357. The county has two county seats, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlton: Encyclopedia - Carlton
Carlton is the name of many places: Carlton, Bedfordshire is a small village in the county of Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. Carlto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campbell County Virginia: Encyclopedia - Campbell County Virginia
Campbell County is a county located in the state of Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 51,078. Its county seat is Rustburg6. The cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carroll County Maryland: Encyclopedia - Carroll County Maryland
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 150,897. It was named for Charles Carroll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cascade County Montana: Encyclopedia - Cascade County Montana
Cascade County is a county located in the state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 80,357. Its county seat is Great Falls6. Cascad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradley County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Bradley County Arkansas
Bradley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 12,600. The county seat is Warren. Bradle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baxter County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Baxter County Arkansas
Baxter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Per the 2000 US census, the county's population was 38,386 in 2000. As o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Flodden Field: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Flodden Field
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was fought in the county of Northumberland, in northern England on September 9, 1513, between an i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bars: Encyclopedia - Bars
Bars or bars can mean: Street name for xanax, the drug of choice of John "Barz" Thaw The plural of bar. The Hungarian name of the former...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bedford: Encyclopedia - Bedford
Bedford is the county town of the English county of Bedfordshire. It is the administrative centre for the Bedford borough. The populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bedfordshire: Encyclopedia - Bedfordshire
Alistair Burt, Nadine Dorries, Patrick Hall, Kelvin Hopkins, Margaret Moran, Andrew Selous Bedford Mid Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bell County Texas: Encyclopedia - Bell County Texas
Bell County is a county located in the state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 237,974. Its county seat is Belton6. Bell is named f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bell County Kentucky: Encyclopedia - Bell County Kentucky
Bell County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 30,060. Its county seat is Pineville, Kentucky6. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baltimore Maryland: Encyclopedia - Baltimore Maryland
Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of 2005, the population was 641,943, up from 636,251 in 2004. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bø Telemark: Encyclopedia - Bø Telemark
Data from Statistics Norway The municipality Bø in the county of Telemark, Norway, has 5,173 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. Bø is f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusta Georgia: Encyclopedia - Augusta Georgia
Augusta is a city located in the state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 199,775. In 1996, the governments of the City of Augusta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashley County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Ashley County Arkansas
Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 24,209. The county seat is Hamburg. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Columbia County Arkansas
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 25,603. The county seat is Magnolia. Col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora County South Dakota: Encyclopedia - Aurora County South Dakota
Aurora County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,058. Its county seat is Plankinton.6 Auro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Entities Of China: Encyclopedia - Autonomous Entities Of China
The People's Republic of China has created, following Soviet nationality policy, a number of administrative divisions designated as auton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bø Nordland: Encyclopedia - Bø Nordland
Data from Statistics Norway Bø is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Alstahaug | Andøy | Ballangen | Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bærum: Encyclopedia - Bærum
Data from Statistics Norway Bærum is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Bærum is located on the coast, west of Oslo. San...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benton County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Benton County Arkansas
Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 153,406. The county seat is Bentonville. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bergen Norway: Encyclopedia - Bergen Norway
Data from Statistics Norway Bergen is a municipality and city in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Bergen is the second largest city in No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bridgwater: Encyclopedia - Bridgwater
Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Branch County Michigan: Encyclopedia - Branch County Michigan
Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 45,787. The county seat is Coldwater6....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bristol: Encyclopedia - Bristol
Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. Bristol is England's eighth, and the United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Parliament Of The United Kingdom
United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Broome County New York: Encyclopedia - Broome County New York
Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 200,536. It was named in honor of John Bro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brooklyn: Encyclopedia - Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City with about 2.5 million inhabitants. An independent city prior to 1898...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bracknell: Encyclopedia - Bracknell
Bracknell is a town of about 50,000 people (1991) in Bracknell Forest borough, in the English county of Berkshire. It lies about 6 miles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boys/girls State: Encyclopedia - Boys/girls State
Boys State and Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by The American Legion and the American Legion Auxili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berlevåg: Encyclopedia - Berlevåg
Data from Statistics Norway Berlevåg is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The municipality is situated on the northern e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berkshire: Encyclopedia - Berkshire
Berkshire (IPA: [ˈbɑːkʃə] or [ˈbɑːkʃɪə] ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berks County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia - Berks County Pennsylvania
Berks County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population is 373,638. Its county seat is Reading6. Berks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berwickshire: Encyclopedia - Berwickshire
Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon: Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon
In symbolism, blue ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. The usage came from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Borough: Encyclopedia - Borough
A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boone County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Boone County Arkansas
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 33,948. The county seat is Harrison. Boone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown County Ohio: Encyclopedia - Brown County Ohio
Brown County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 42,285. Its county seat is Georgetown6. It is named ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuma Arizona: Encyclopedia - Yuma Arizona
Yuma is a city located in Yuma county, Arizona, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,515. The city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dowager Cixi: Encyclopedia - Empress Dowager Cixi
The Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese: 慈禧太后; Hanyu Pinyin: Cíxǐ; Wade-Giles: Tz'u-hsi) (November 29, 1835 –November 15, 1908), po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wolverhampton: Encyclopedia - Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodruff County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Woodruff County Arkansas
Woodruff County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,741. The county seat is Augusta. The c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vocational School: Encyclopedia - Vocational School
A vocational school, provide vocational education and also sometimes referred to as a trade school is one operated for the express purpos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witham: Encyclopedia - Witham
Witham (pronounced Wittam) is a town in the county of Essex, in the south east of England. The population (2001 census) is 22,500. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Town Square: Encyclopedia - Town Square
A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. In Western culture, it typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-state: Encyclopedia - City-state
A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, and usually having sovereignty. City-states were common in ancient times. Thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woolsthorpe-by-colsterworth: Encyclopedia - Woolsthorpe-by-colsterworth
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet at grid reference SK924245, in the parish of Colsterworth, in the English county of Lincolnshire,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Ribbon: Encyclopedia - White Ribbon
The white ribbon, as other ribbons, is used by political movements to signify or spread their beliefs. It is usually worn on garments or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Outer Hebrides: Encyclopedia - Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (officially known by their Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island chain off the west coa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westchester County New York: Encyclopedia - Westchester County New York
Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named after Chester, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestfold: Encyclopedia - Vestfold
Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg. Vestfold is located west of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westmoreland County Virginia: Encyclopedia - Westmoreland County Virginia
Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 16,718. Its county s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - White County Arkansas
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 67,165. The county seat is Searcy. The coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commune In France: Encyclopedia - Commune In France
The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Township: Encyclopedia - Civil Township
A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Specific responsibilities and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comitatus: Encyclopedia - Comitatus
Comitatus can be: a Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader, or comes; in particular, the Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleveland County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Cleveland County Arkansas
Cleveland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,571. The county seat is Rison. Clevel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windsor County Vermont: Encyclopedia - Windsor County Vermont
Windsor County is a county located in the state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population is 57,418. Its shire town is Woodstock6. Windsor C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleburne County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Cleburne County Arkansas
Cleburne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 24,046. The county seat is Heber Springs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinton County New York: Encyclopedia - Clinton County New York
Clinton County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 79,894. Its name is in honor of the first Gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia: Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia
The Croatian coat of arms consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia County New York: Encyclopedia - Columbia County New York
Columbia County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 63,094. The county seat is Hudson. The name c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coke County Texas: Encyclopedia - Coke County Texas
Coke County is a county located in the state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 3,864. Its county seat is Robert Lee6. Coke is named...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clearwater County Minnesota: Encyclopedia - Clearwater County Minnesota
Clearwater County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 8,423. Its county seat is Bagley6. Clearwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vingulmark: Encyclopedia - Vingulmark
Vingulmark was the name of a Viking Age petty kingdom around Oslofjorden. It seems that it once extended to the county of Østfold in add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clark County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Clark County Arkansas
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 23,546. The county seat is Arkadelphia. Cla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarendon Parish Jamaica: Encyclopedia - Clarendon Parish Jamaica
Clarendon (capital May Pen) is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly half-way between the island's easte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clark County Nevada: Encyclopedia - Clark County Nevada
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is the most populous county in Nevada (2001 population estimate 1,464,65...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clark County Wisconsin: Encyclopedia - Clark County Wisconsin
Clark County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population is 33,557. Its county seat is Neillsville6. Clark ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clay County South Dakota: Encyclopedia - Clay County South Dakota
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 13,537. Its name is in honor of Henry Cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clay County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Clay County Arkansas
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 17,609. The county has two county seats, Pig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wyoming County New York: Encyclopedia - Wyoming County New York
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 43,424. The county seat is Warsaw. The na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiamen: Encyclopedia - Xiamen
Xiamen (Simplified: 厦门; Traditional: 廈門; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàmén; Wade-Giles: Hsiamen) is a coastal sub-provincial city in southea...   » Read the article