Showing posts with label Counties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Counties. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

Jeff Davis County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,996. The county is named for Jefferson Davis, who served as the 23rd United States Secretary of War in the 1850s, and as Confederate president. 

Jeff Davis County is recognizable for its unique shape; it is a pentagon that has no north–south nor east–west boundaries, save for a six-mile line serving as its southern boundary. It is the only county in the United States that touches a foreign country (Mexico) at a single point.



JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

U.S.COUNTIES WITH THE SAME NAME AS THEIR STATE

IOWA COUNTY, IOWA

NEW YORK COUNTY (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK

OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII (LARGEST COUNTY IN LAND AREA IN THE U.S.)
ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS
IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO (LARGEST COUNTY IN LAND AREA IN IDAHO)

UTAH COUNTY, UTAH



Friday, December 29, 2023

SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014-2018.

Sumter County was created in 1853. It was named for General Thomas Sumter, a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county in the past, and to this day by some, is nicknamed "Hog County" most likely because it is home to a large population of wild hogs.




Monday, September 11, 2023

ARLINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AND TURNBERRY TOWER

 

Arlington County is a county in the state of Virginia. The county is in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C. 

In 2020, the county's population was estimated at 238,643, making Arlington County the sixth-largest county in Virginia by population and the largest unincorporated community in the United States. 

The Turnberry Tower, located in the Rosslyn neighborhood, is a 26-story high-rise, and is the tallest condominium building in the Washington D.C. Metro.


TURNBERRY TOWER


Sunday, August 23, 2020

POPULATION GROWTH/DECLINE IN MARION COUNTY, IN (INDIANAPOLIS) 2011 TO 2018 BY RACE AND ETHNICITY

Race/Ethnicity
Total Persons
2011
Total Persons
2018
Percent Change
Not Hispanic or Latino, White Alone
564,844
528,704
-6.40
Not Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American Alone
217,603
259,571
19.29
Not Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone
13,901
29,045
108.94
Hispanic or Latino
67,287
88,282
31.20

Monday, July 27, 2020

SMALLEST COUNTIES (POPULATION) IN THE U.S. (2019)


Smallest Population Counties in the U.S.
(2019 Estimate)
Rank
County
Population
1
Kalawao County, Hawaii
86
2
Loving County, Texas
169
3
King County, Texas
272
4
Kennedy County, Texas
404
5
Arthur County, Nebraska
463
6
Blaine County, Nebraska
465
7
Petroleum County, Montana
487
8
McPherson County, Nebraska
494
9
Yakutat Borough, Alaska
579
10
Grant County, Nebraska
623

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

POPULATION GROWTH IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN (MINNEAPOLIS) – 2011 TO 2018 BY RACE AND ETHNICITY

Race/Ethnicity
Total Persons 2011
Total Persons 2018
Percent Increase
Not Hispanic or Latino, White Alone
828,629
854,494
3.12
Not Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American Alone
131,185
158,822
21.07
Not Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone
69,036
86,933
25.92
Hispanic or Latino
75,076
85,264
13.57

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

10 MOST POPULOUS COUNTIES - 2019



Out of 3,142 counties and county equivalents, 1,610 (51.2%) gained population between 2018 and 2019. Nine counties (0.3%) experienced no change in population during this time, while the remaining 1,523 (48.5%) lost population.

Between 2010 and 2019, 1,459 (46.4%) counties gained population, and 1,683 (53.6%) lost population.


TOP 10 MOST POPULOUS COUNTIES, 2019

Rank

State

County
April 1, 2010
(Estimates Base)

July 1, 2018

July 1, 2019
1
California Los Angeles
9,819,968
10,073,906
10,039,107
2
Illinois Cook
5,195,026
5,171,960
5,150,233
3
Texas Harris
4,093,176
4,680,045
4,713,325
4
Arizona Maricopa
3,817,365
4,402,403
4,485,414
5
California San Diego
3,095,349
3,333,861
3,338,330
6
California Orange
3,008,989
3,175,973
3,175,692
7
Florida Miami-Dade
2,497,993
2,714,854
2,716,940
8
Texas Dallas
2,367,430
2,629,350
2,635,516
9
New York Kings
2,504,721
2,578,074
2,559,903
10
California Riverside
2,445,789
2,445,789
2,470,546

TOP 10 COUNTIES IN NUMERIC GROWTH 2010 T0 2019

Rank

State

County
April 1, 2010
(Estimates Base)

July 1, 2018

July 1, 2019
1
Arizona Maricopa
3,817,365
4,402,403
688,049
2
Texas Harris
4,093,176
4,680,045
620,149
3
Washington King
1,931,287
2,228,364
321,495
4
Nevada Clark
1,951,268
2,226,115
315,447
5
Texas Tarrant
1,810,664
2,081,446
291,851
6
Texas Bexar
1,714,781
1,981,187
288,773
7
California Riverside
2,189,765
2,445,789
280,781
8
Texas Dallas
2,367,430
2,629,350
268,086
9
Texas Collin
781,419
1,004,307
263,311
10
Texas Travis
1,024,444
1,246,572
249,510

TOP 10 COUNTIES IN PERCENTAGE GROWTH 2010 T0 2019

Rank

State

County
April 1, 2010
(Estimates Base)

July 1, 2018

July 1, 2019
Percent
Growth
1
North Dakota Williams
22,399
35,469
37,589
67.8
2
Texas Hays
157,103
222,706
230,191
46.5
3
Utah Wasatch
23,525
33,067
34,091
44.9
4
Texas Comal
108,520
148,141
156,209
43.9
5
Texas Kendall
33,384
45,603
47,431
42.1
6
Florida Sumter
93,420
128,719
132,420
41.7
7
Iowa Dallas
66,139
89,953
93,453
41.3
8
Florida Osceola
268,685
368,456
375,751
39.8
9
Texas Williamson
422,504
566,463
590,551
39.8
10
Florida St. Johns
190,038
253,814
264,672
39.3