A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire.

The primary political division of most states are termed "counties". In Louisiana, these divisions are known as "parishes". Each county and county equivalent is assigned a three digit Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code that is unique within a state.

The lowest national unit of administration in contemporary China. There are about two thousand counties in China, most of which are similar in size and population to counties in the United States. They are represented in government by indirectly-elected County Congresses.

The primary political administrative subdivision of a state, the county is widely used for marketing purposes for the following reasons: 1) The range and reliability of currently available data below the state level is greatest at the county level. 2) County geographic boundaries are rarely altered. 3) Complete national coverage is achieved by summarizing all counties. 4) County boundaries are readily identifiable. For Louisiana, parishes are used in lieu of counties; for Alaska, boroughs and census areas. The District of Columbia is treated as a single county unit. In Virginia, all cities are by law independent of counties; therefore they are treated as county units. The cities of Baltimore, MD, St. Louis, MO and Carson City, NV are also independent and therefore classified as counties.

An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

A count; an earl or lord.

A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. 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 counties and earldoms.

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The name of the county in which the facility site is physically located.

The county where the property is located.