County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is used in Canada, Romania and the United States. County towns have a similar function in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, in Jamaica. In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state; the city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. The county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records and correctional facility are located in the county seat though some functions may be located or conducted in other parts of the county if it is geographically large. A county seat is but not always, an incorporated municipality; the exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia. Ellicott City, the county seat of Howard County, is the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States, followed by Towson, the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland.
Some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township, an incorporated municipality. In some of the colonial states, county seats include or included "Court House" as part of their name. In the Canadian provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in Taiwan are the administrative centers of the counties. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which are in the forms of county-administered city, urban township or rural township. Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont have two or more county seats located on opposite sides of the county. An example is Harrison County, which lists both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats; the practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days.
There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of pride for the towns involved. There are 36 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Coffee County, Alabama St. Clair County, Alabama Arkansas County, Arkansas Carroll County, Arkansas Clay County, Arkansas Craighead County, Arkansas Franklin County, Arkansas Logan County, Arkansas Mississippi County, Arkansas Prairie County, Arkansas Sebastian County, Arkansas Yell County, Arkansas Columbia County, Georgia Lee County, Iowa Campbell County, Kentucky Kenton County, Kentucky Essex County, Massachusetts Middlesex County, Massachusetts Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bolivar County, Mississippi Carroll County, Mississippi Chickasaw County, Mississippi Harrison County, Mississippi Hinds County, Mississippi Jasper County, Mississippi Jones County, Mississippi Panola County, Mississippi Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Yalobusha County, Mississippi Jackson County, Missouri Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Seneca County, New York Bennington County, Vermont In New England, the town, not the county, is the primary division of local government.
Counties in this region have served as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Connecticut and Rhode Island have no county level of thus no county seats. In Vermont and Maine the county seats are designated shire towns. County government consists only of a Superior Court and Sheriff, both located in the respective shire town. Bennington County has two shire towns. In Massachusetts, most government functions which would otherwise be performed by county governments in other states are performed by town or city governments; as such, Massachusetts has dissolved many of its county governments, the state government now operates the registries of deeds and sheriff's offices in those counties. In Virginia, a county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center. Two counties in South Dakota have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county, their county-level services are provided by Fall River Tripp County, respectively.
In Louisiana, divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as parish seats. Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the Unorganized Borough, which covers 49 % of Alaska's area, has equivalent. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. County seat war Administrative center County town, administrative centres in Ireland and the UK Chef-lieu, administrative centres in Algeria, Luxembourg, France and Tunisia Municipality, equivalent to county in many c
Mill Creek, Pennsylvania
Mill Creek is a borough in Huntingdon County, United States. The population was 328 at the 2010 census. Mill Creek was named for the creek; the creek was the main source of power for many of the mills in the settlement years of 1700s and much of 1800s. The borough of Mill Creek is located in east-central Huntingdon County at 40°26′12″N 77°55′52″W, it sits on the northeast side of the Juniata River. U. S. Route 22 passes through the borough, leading northwest 5 miles to Huntingdon, the county seat, southeast 6 miles to Mount Union. Pennsylvania Route 655 leads northeast from Mill Creek 16 miles to Belleville in the Kishacoquillas Valley. Mill Creek borough is bordered to the northwest by Henderson Township, to the southwest by Union Township, to the east by Brady Township. All three of the neighboring townships are in Huntingdon County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.32 square miles, of which 0.30 square miles are land and 0.02 square miles, or 7.65%, are water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 351 people, 126 households, 98 families residing in the borough. The population density was 945.6 people per square mile. There were 139 housing units at an average density of 374.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.15% White, 0.28% African American, 0.57% from two or more races. There were 126 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.2% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.9% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.09. In the borough the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,571, the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,750 for females; the per capita income for the borough was $11,177. About 17.7% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over. Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center: Annex Building Brady Henderson-Mill Creek Elementary School Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department Mill Creek, Pennsylvania Detailed Profile Community Website
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, United States. It is located along the Juniata River 32 miles east of Altoona and 92 miles west of Harrisburg. With a population of 7,093 at the 2010 census, it is the largest population center near Raystown Lake, a winding, 28-mile-long flood-control reservoir managed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; the borough is located on the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railway, in an agricultural and outdoor recreational region with extensive forests and scattered deposits of ganister rock, fire clay, limestone. The region surrounding Huntingdon was dotted with iron furnaces and forges, consuming limestone, iron ore and wood throughout the 19th century. Dairy farms dominate the local agriculture; the town is a regular stop for the Amtrak passenger service which connects Harrisburg with Pittsburgh. Huntingdon is home to Juniata College, a private liberal arts college founded by members of the Church of the Brethren in 1876. In 1768, Rev. Dr. William Smith began selling lots on the Standing Stone Tract along the Juniata, land he had acquired.
The tract's two prior owners had not attempted to lay out a town, so Dr. Smith is considered the founder. Huntingdon sits at the site of corn fields, cultivated at a date now unknown, next to where Standing Stone Creek flows into the Juniata River; the 100th anniversary of its incorporation was marked by the erection of a "Standing Stone Monument" on Third Street, modeled on a tall, narrow shaft known to have existed before 1750, whose purpose is unclear but may have served as a trail marker. It may be significant. A story surfaced during the early 19th century that Smith had renamed Standing Stone Settlement to honor an Englishwoman, Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. Smith's descendants vehemently denied the story, there exists no evidence to support it, despite a wide circulation in published sources. More the Anglican cleric named it after the town of the same name in England. In 1796, the little village was incorporated as a borough. Huntingdon long served as the junction of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad with the Pennsylvania Railroad, as an important port on the Main Line of Public Works of the Pennsylvania Canal.
In past years, Huntingdon boasted of manufacturers of flour, heavy machinery, furniture, woolen goods, shoes, electronic components, finished lumber, fiberglass yarn and underground storage tanks. In the 19th century, J. C. Blair, a native of Shade Gap and a stationer and businessman, popularized the writing tablet and began marketing it nationwide, his factory in downtown Huntingdon was relocated to nearby Alexandria. The vicinity has been the subject of repeated flooding, in 1889, in 1936, again in 1972. More in 2004, Hurricane Ivan resulted in major flooding close to Huntingdon, the worst since the remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the region in July 1972; the Huntingdon Borough Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. From June 8 to 11, 2017, Huntingdon celebrated its 250th anniversary. Huntingdon is located north of the center of Huntingdon County at 40°29′43″N 78°0′47″W, on the northeast side of the Juniata River, an east-flowing major tributary of the Susquehanna River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.7 square miles, of which 3.6 square miles are land and 0.1 square miles, or 2.50%, are water. The following municipalities are located in Huntingdon County, bordering on the borough: Smithfield Township to the south and west, across the Juniata River Henderson Township to the east Oneida Township to the north and east As of the census of 2010, there were 7,093 people, 2,674 households, 1,461 families residing in the borough; the population density was 2,026.6 people per square mile. There were 2,911 housing units at an average density of 831.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.61% White, 1.93% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.31% from other races, 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population. There were 2,674 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 45.4% were non-families.
38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 15.6% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82. In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 24.4% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $35,057, the median income for a family was $54,621; the per capita income for the borough was $19,070. About 6.3% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over. In adjoining Smithfield Township (acros
Carbon Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon Township is a township in Huntingdon County, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 375; the Minersville Coke Ovens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 428 people, 167 households, 120 families residing in the township; the population density was 23.0 people per square mile. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 10.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.90% White, 0.93% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population. There were 167 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.1% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.2% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,932, the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $20,833 for females; the per capita income for the township was $17,222. About 6.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over
2010 United States Census
The 2010 United States Census is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010; the census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving to spot-check randomly selected neighborhoods and communities. As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired; the population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over half a million, as well as the first in which all 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 200,000; as required by the United States Constitution, the U. S. census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2000 U. S. Census was the previous census completed. Participation in the U. S. Census is required by law in Title 13 of the United States Code. On January 25, 2010, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves inaugurated the 2010 Census enumeration by counting World War II veteran Clifton Jackson, a resident of Noorvik, Alaska.
More than 120 million census forms were delivered by the U. S. Post Office beginning March 15, 2010; the number of forms mailed out or hand-delivered by the Census Bureau was 134 million on April 1, 2010. Although the questionnaire used April 1, 2010 as the reference date as to where a person was living, an insert dated March 15, 2010 included the following printed in bold type: "Please complete and mail back the enclosed census form today." The 2010 Census national mail participation rate was 74%. From April through July 2010, census takers visited households that did not return a form, an operation called "non-response follow-up". In December 2010, the U. S. Census Bureau delivered population information to the U. S. President for apportionment, in March 2011, complete redistricting data was delivered to states. Identifiable information will be available in 2082; the Census Bureau did not use a long form for the 2010 Census. In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, which asked for detailed social and economic information.
The 2010 Census used only a short form asking ten basic questions: How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010? Were there any additional people staying here on April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1? Mark all that apply: Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – What is your telephone number? What is Person 1's name? What is Person 1's sex? What is Person 1's age and Person 1's date of birth? Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? What is Person 1's race? Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else? The form included space to repeat all of these questions for up to twelve residents total. In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, nor was the form available for download. Detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the American Community Survey; the survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years.
A small percentage of the population on a rotating basis will receive the survey each year, no household will receive it more than once every five years. In June 2009, the U. S. Census Bureau announced. However, the final form did not contain a separate "same-sex married couple" option; when noting the relationship between household members, same-sex couples who are married could mark their spouses as being "Husband or wife", the same response given by opposite-sex married couples. An "unmarried partner" option was available for couples; the 2010 census cost $13 billion $42 per capita. Operational costs were $5.4 billion under the $7 billion budget. In December 2010 the Government Accountability Office noted that the cost of conducting the census has doubled each decade since 1970. In a detailed 2004 report to Congress, the GAO called on the Census Bureau to address cost and design issues, at that time, had estimated the 2010 Census cost to be $11 billion. In August 2010, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced that the census operational costs came in under budget.
Locke credited the management practices of Census Bureau director Robert Groves, citing in particular the decision to buy additional advertising in locations where responses lagged, which improved the overall response rate. The agency has begun to rely more on questioning neighbors or other reliable third parties when a person could not be reached at home, which reduced the cost of follow-up visits. Census data for about 22% of U. S. househol
Wood Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Wood Township is a township in Huntingdon County, United States. The population was 708 at the 2010 census; the Robertsdale Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 713 people, 277 households, 206 families residing in the township; the population density was 43.4 people per square mile. There were 383 housing units at an average density of 23.3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.30% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.28% from other races, 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 277 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.1% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,167, the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $28,654 versus $20,375 for females; the per capita income for the township was $13,512. About 9.2% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
Mapleton is a borough in Huntingdon County, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census; the H. O. Andrews Feed Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Mapleton is located in east-central Huntingdon County at 40°23′31″N 77°56′25″W, on the south bank of the Juniata River at the west entrance of that river's water gap through Jacks Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 655 passes through the center of the borough, leading south 14 miles to Saltillo and north 2 miles to U. S. Route 22. US 22 leads northwest 8 miles to Huntingdon, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mapleton has a total area of 0.19 square miles, of which 0.01 square miles, or 4.40%, are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 473 people, 191 households, 135 families residing in the borough; the population density was 2,173.1 people per square mile. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 923.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% White, 0.42% African American, 0.21% from other races, 1.69% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population. There were 191 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 12.6% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $35,556 versus $19,286 for females; the per capita income for the borough was $14,431. About 12.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Mapleton, Pennsylvania Detailed Profile at City-Data.com
