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What's this
survey about?
Survey is based
on percentage of population change between January 2000
and July 2006 for all counties that began the century with
more than ten thousand residents, according to recent U.S.
Census Bureau estimates. |
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Most
Expensive Housing
Douglas County
Colorado
$236,000 |
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Least
Expensive Housing
Rains County Texas
$60,500 |
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Georgia had
the most counties to make the list - 16 |
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Largest
County on List by Geographical Area
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
24,694 Square
Miles |
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Smallest
County by Geographical Area
Rockwall County
Texas
129 Square
Miles |
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Oldest
County To Make the List
New Kent
County Virginia
Founded 1654 |
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Newest
County Listed
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Founded 1964 |
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Most New
Residents Added
Riverside
County California
Added 481,416
31.2% Change |
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Least Number
of New Residents Added
Rains County Texas
Added 2,375
26% Change |
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Counties,
Boroughs, and Parishes?
The term
"county" is used in 48 of the 50 states of the United
States for the level of local government below the state
itself. Louisiana uses the term "parishes," Alaska uses
"boroughs." |
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America's
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Isolated,
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