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09-26-2011, 11:17 PM
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Location: Athens, GA (via Pittsburgh, PA)
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Counties in which the largest city is NOT the county seat
One thing I've noticed in Pennsylvania is that there are a fair number of counties in which the largest city is not the county seat. Here's a list of the obvious ones:
Blair County
County seat: Hollidaysburg
Largest city: Altoona
Cambria County
County seat: Ebensburg
Largest city: Johnstown
Carbon County
County seat: Jim Thorpe
Largest city: Lehighton
Centre County
County seat: Bellefonte
Largest city: State College
Elk County
County seat: Ridgway
Largest city: St. Marys
McKean County
County seat: Smethport
Largest city: Bradford
Mercer County
County seat: Mercer
Largest city: Sharon
Northampton County
County seat: Easton
Largest city: Bethlehem
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09-26-2011, 11:19 PM
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Imagine that Bucks (Bensalem vs Doylestown), Montgomery (Upper Merion vs Norristown), and Chester (Coatesville vs West Chester) all meet this criteria Not sure on Chester (Media but do think Upper Darby is larger) for PA
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09-27-2011, 04:45 AM
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Massachusetts has 12 of them, only one county has a county government so, Worcester, Lowell, Boston, New Bedford, Springfield, Brockton, Amherst, Greenfield, Nantucket, Woods Hole?(dukes), and Pittsfield.
Barnstable is the only county seat in Massachusetts
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09-27-2011, 06:09 AM
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Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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I live in a county like that, the seat is significantly smaller than the county's largest city. Some larger examples of that include.
Catawba County, North Carolina - Hickory is about three times the size of the county seat, Newton.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Hickor...-Carolina.html
http://www.city-data.com/city/Newton...-Carolina.html
City of Newton, NC
Benton County, Washington - Prosser is apparently the seat and has around 5,500 people. Kennewick is more than a dozen times that size.
Prosser Chamber of Commerce - Prosser History
http://www.city-data.com/city/Kennewick-Washington.html
Probably more, but it's about breakfast time. |
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09-27-2011, 07:52 AM
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Location: Syracuse
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In NY, Wayne County: seat-Lyons, biggest city/town-Newark/Arcadia
Niagara County: Lockport, Niagara Falls
Chautauqua County: Mayville, Jamestown
Madison County: Wampsville, Oneida
Steuben County: Bath, Corning/Bath(town)
Cattaraugus County: Little Valley, Olean
Ontario County: Canandaigua, Geneva
Allegany County: Belmont, Wellsville
Essex County: Elizabethtown, North Elba
Fulton County: Johnstown, Gloversville
Montgomery County: Fonda, Amsterdam
Nassau County: Mineola, Hempstead
St. Lawrence: Canton, Massena/Potsdam(town)
Saratoga: Ballston Spa, Saratoga Springs/Clifton Park
Schoharie: Schoharie, Cobleskill(town)
Otsego: Cooperstown, Oneonta
Orange, Suffolk, Washington and Delaware Counties also have place that is more populated than the county seat.
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09-27-2011, 08:15 AM
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Location: Edmond, OK
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The first that easily comes to mind for me is Fort Bend County, Texas (suburban Houston). The largest city is Sugar Land, while the county seat is Richmond.
Also I know that Brazos County TX largest town is College Station, while the county seat is Bryan.
I'm sure there's plenty more in Texas, but these were just a couple that I'm personally familiar with and came to mind quickly.
Also, Lea County, NM. The county seat is Lovington, while the largest city is Hobbs.
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09-27-2011, 08:18 AM
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Madison County, New York: county seat is a teeny town called Wampsville, chosen because it was halfway between two cities that fought over being the county seat.
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09-27-2011, 04:30 PM
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Location: where it is what it is
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Bossier Parish (county) Louisiana
Largest City-Bossier City
Parish seat- Benton
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09-27-2011, 05:10 PM
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The county in which I currently reside (Cherokee County, GA) is like that. I live in the county seat, Canton, which falls shy of the largest city (Woodstock) by about 1,000 people.
Other counties like that are York County, SC, in metro Charlotte (York is the county seat; Rock Hill is the largest city) and Dorchester County, SC in metro Charleston (County seat is St. George; Summerville is the largest city).
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09-27-2011, 05:38 PM
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Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Ascension Parish
Seat-Donaldsonville
Largest incorporated city-Gonzales
Livingston Parish
Seat-Livingston
Largest city-Denham Springs
Tangipahoa Parish
Seat-Amite City
Largest City-Hammond
St. Martin Parish
Seat-St. Martinville
Largest city-Breaux Bridge
Jefferson Parish
Seat-Gretna
Largest city-Kenner
Plaquemines Parish
Seat-Pointe a la Hache
Largest city-Belle Chasse
St. Tammany Parish
Seat-Covington
Largest city-Slidell
Washington Parish
Seat-Franklinton
Largest city-Bogalusa
East Feliciana Parish
Seat-Clinton
Largest city-Jackson
Need I go on?
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