Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, the term "county," from French comté, was simply used by the Normans after 1066 to replace the native English term scir ("sheer") or "shire," in Modern English. A shire was an administrative division of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom ( ...

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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. 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. The state with the fewest counties is Delaware (three), and the state with the most is Texas (254). In many states, counties are subdivided into townshi ...

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Alpharetta is governed by a city council comprised of six members and a mayor. The mayor and council members serve staggered four-year terms. Mayors: Arthur Letchas 2001 - Present Chuck Martin 1994 - 2001 Jimmy Phillips 1979 - 1994 ...

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Residents, in part still reacting to Atlanta annexing 118 square miles in 1952, have commonly identified with being not Atlanta more than being associated with Atlanta. This has caused a desire in unincorporated areas to incorporate to block the future annexation growth of Atlanta. Over time the arguments have become economic in nature. In recent years residents of upscale, higher-income areas of northern Fulton County have become at odds with the less affluent areas of its central and south, over taxes and distribution of services. Many of ...

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Fulton County Georgia, Fulton County Georgia - History, Fulton County Georgia - Politics, Fulton County Georgia - Secession, Fulton County Georgia - Municipalization, Fulton County Georgia - Other options, Fulton County Georgia - Reorganization issues, Fulton County Georgia - Taxes, Fulton County Georgia - Transportation, Fulton County Georgia - Geography, Fulton County Georgia - Demographics, Fulton County Georgia - Incorporated Cities and towns, Fulton County Georgia - Unincorporated Communities

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List of Georgia county name etymologies - A. Appling County, Georgia: Appling is named for Daniel Appling, a soldier in the War of 1812. Atkinson County, Georgia: Atkinson is named for William Yates Atkinson, the fifty-eighth governor of Georgia. List of Georgia county name etymologies - B. Bacon County, Georgia: Bacon is named for Augustus Octavius Bacon, an U. S. senator from Georgia who earlier served in the Confederate Army. Baker County ...

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Originally, Cherokee County was more like a territory than a county, covering everything northwest of the Chattahoochee River and Chestatee River except for Carroll County. Several other counties were carved out of these Cherokee lands as part of the Cherokee Land Lottery of 1832. [1] The act of law forming them was passed on December 3rd of that year, and created the counties of Forsyth, Lumpkin, Union, Cobb, Gilmer, Murray, Cass (now Bartow), Floyd, and Paulding. [2] The forcible (sometimes at gunpoint) removal of the Che ...

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The term county equivalents includes in addition three types of units outside that definition: Alaska census areas: Most of the land area of Alaska is not contained within any of Alaska's 16 boroughs. This vast area, larger than France and Germany combined, is referred to by the Alaska state government as the unorganized borough and, outside municipal limits, has no local government. The United States Census Bureau has divided the unorganized borough into 11 census areas for statistical purposes. Independe ...

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In 1851, Wilson Spruill donated five acres (two hectares) of land for the founding of the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church near the sandy spring for which the city is named. Later, in 1905 the Hammond School was built at Johnson Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway, across the street from the church. After World War II, Sandy Springs experienced a housing boom, bringing new residents and major land development. In the 1960s and 1970s Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 connected Sandy Springs to metro Atlanta, and urban-density development continues to increase in Sandy Springs. ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 79,334 people, 30,207 households, and 20,933 families residing in the city. The population density is 805.7/km² (2,086.5/mi²). There are 31,300 housing units at an average density of 317.9/km² (823.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.51% White, 8.54% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. 10.61% of th ...

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Roswell Georgia, Roswell Georgia - Geography, Roswell Georgia - Demographics, Roswell Georgia - Politics, Roswell Georgia - Notable residents

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Main article: County (United States) The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states of the United States for the tier of state government authority immediately below the statewide tier and above the township tier, in those states that sub-divided counties into civil townships. Each county contains a county seat, which is where county offices are located (this is usually, but not always, an incorporated municipality). In some states, counties are subdivided into townships, which typically provide some or all of the loca ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641 km² (247 mi²). 585 km² (226 mi²) of it is land and 56 km² (22 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.72% water. Forsyth County Georgia - Adjacent counties. Dawson County, Georgia to the north, across a line of latitude Hall County, Georgia to the east, across Lake Lanier (former thalwegs of Chattahoochee River, up into Chestatee River) Gwinnett County to the southeast, across Chattahoochee River and Bufo ...

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Forsyth County Georgia, Forsyth County Georgia - Geography, Forsyth County Georgia - Adjacent counties, Forsyth County Georgia - Cities and towns, Forsyth County Georgia - Demographics, Forsyth County Georgia - History, Forsyth County Georgia - History of Racism

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County - New South Wales. While New South Wales was divided into counties in the early days of the colony, often preceding European settlement, hundreds, parishes and counties became dead letters for most purposes other than the registration of land ownership, which, under the Torrens title system, is centralised in the state capital of Sydney. Sydney lies in the County of Cumberland. Local government is organised as municipalities for urban areas, and shires for rural areas. La ...

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In 1857, part of the southeastern corner of the county was ceded by the state legislature to form Milton County. In the 1890s, The Atlanta & Knoxville Railroad (later renamed the Marietta & North Georgia Railroad when it could not be completed to Knoxville) built a branch line up through the middle of the county. When this line was bought by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad the following decade, ...

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Cherokee County Georgia, Cherokee County Georgia - Original territory, Cherokee County Georgia - Remaining county, Cherokee County Georgia - Geography, Cherokee County Georgia - Neighboring counties, Cherokee County Georgia - Demographics, Cherokee County Georgia - Cities and towns

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,124 km² (434 mi²). 1,097 km² (424 mi²) of it is land and 27 km² (10 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.38% water, much of which is Lake Allatoona in the southwest. The lake is fed by the Etowah and Little rivers (the county's primary waterways), and other large streams such as Noonday Creek. Much of the northern part of the county begins to rise toward the footh ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 141,903 people, 49,495 households, and 39,200 families residing in the county. The population density is 129/km² (335/mi²). There are 51,937 housing units at an average density of 47/km² (123/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 92.41% White, 2.48% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 5.4 ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 98,407 people, 34,565 households, and 28,101 families residing in the county. The population density is 168/km² (436/mi²). There are 36,505 housing units at an average density of 62/km² (162/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.05% White, 0.70% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 5.57 ...

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Forsyth County Georgia, Forsyth County Georgia - Geography, Forsyth County Georgia - Adjacent counties, Forsyth County Georgia - Cities and towns, Forsyth County Georgia - Demographics, Forsyth County Georgia - History, Forsyth County Georgia - History of Racism

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Sandy Springs Georgia - Leaders. Mayor: Eva Galambos District 1: Dave Greenspan District 2: Dianne Fries District 3: Rusty Paul District 4: Ashley Jenkins District 5: Tiberio “Tibby” DeJulio District 6: Karen Meinzen McEnerny [1] Sandy Springs Georgia - Services. The new city is an experiment in privatization. Most services are being handled by consulting firm CH2M Hill-OMI. Some are temp ...

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Public schools continue to be operated by the Fulton County School System, which groups schools into clusters. North Springs cluster: North Springs High School Sandy Springs Middle School Woodland Charter Elementary School Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School Spalding Drive Elementary School Riverwood cluster: Riverwood High School High Point Elementary School Ridgeview Middle Scho ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 85,781 people, 39,288 households, and 19,683 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 878.1/km² (2,274.1/mi²). There are 42,794 housing units at an average density of 438.0/km² (1,134.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 77.55% White, 12.04% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.94% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. 9.93% ...

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Sandy Springs Georgia - Roads. Sandy Springs is served by two major limited-access highways, Georgia 400 (which runs north-south) and I-285 (which runs east-west). The major surface streets are Roswell Road (U.S. 19/S.R. 9), Johnson Ferry Road, Abernathy Road, Glenridge Drive, and Dunwoody Club Drive. The GDOT is currently planning to widen Abernathy between Johnson Ferry and Roswell Roads, from two lanes to four plus a road median, which will destroy all of several homes and landscaping along the resident ...

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