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County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent term used in Scotland was a county of city.
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There are 40 consolidated city-counties in the U.S., including Augusta–Richmond County; the City and County of Denver, Colorado; the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis–Marion County, Indiana; Jacksonville–Duval County, Florida; Louisville–Jefferson County, Kentucky; Lexington–Fayette County, Kentucky; Kansas City ...
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Borough (United States) A borough in some U.S. states is a unit of local government or other administrative division below the level of the state. The term is currently used in six states: A type of municipality: Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (also formerly Michigan and Minnesota)
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
The Boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. The boroughs are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York: The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens ...
A county borough was a type of local government district in England until abolished in 1974. Local government powers were divided between county councils and urban or rural districts. For example: rural districts may not be able to maintain footpaths or street lighting because of their size.
1. Manhattan. 2. Brooklyn. 3. Queens. 4. The Bronx. 5. Staten Island. New York City is made up of five county -level sections called boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. All boroughs are part of New York City, but they are in different counties. Queens is the largest borough. [1]