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- County government is the norm in much of the U.S., but the U.S. Census Bureau recognizes several other county equivalents in its statistical packages. Alaska doesn’t have counties, but has organized boroughs with varying taxing authority.
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Mar 3, 2022 · Today, there are 19 boroughs in Alaska, plus what’s known as an unorganized borough — a behemoth swath of land stretching from far Southwest to far Southeast Alaska that contains only a small...
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Jun 10, 2022 · Alaska doesn’t have counties, but has organized boroughs with varying taxing authority. Many parts of Alaska don’t belong to a borough and are instead referred to as census areas for...
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Apr 7, 2024 · Alaska is the only state that has boroughs instead of Counties, although Louisiana has parishes instead of counties. America’s special children. Why Does Alaska Have Boroughs?
Mar 3, 2022 · Before the state settled on “borough,” the terms “constellation,” “shire,” “locus,” “ruripality” and more were under consideration during the Constitutional Convention in 1955.
23 hours ago · The Census Area (Alaska doesn’t have counties) instead adopted the name of the nearby Kusilvak Mountains. The most representative county, on the other hand, threw up zero technical warning signs.
Dec 27, 2023 · Connecticut isn’t alone in not having county governments. But other states that don't have counties have county-equivalent governments. Alaska has its boroughs and Louisiana has its parish system. “They have something the federal government treats as if it were a county,” Pickering said.
Sep 13, 2023 · This week, the Census Bureau is releasing 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimatesdata for Connecticut’s new county-equivalent planning region geographies for the first time. Earlier this year, population estimates for planning regions were released – you can read more about those estimates and about planning regions in our ...
