Észak-Karolina megyéi
Észak-Karolina 100 megyére (angolul county) oszlik. Az állam nagyságát tekintve csak a 28. az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban, de a megyék számát tekintve a hetedik.[1]
Amikor 1660-ban II. Károly angol király visszanyerte a trónját, az őt támogató nemeseknek, hűséges szolgálatuk fejében, ajándékozta Észak-Karolinát. A terület 1663 és 1729 között brit gyarmat volt. A gyarmatot 1729-ben két részre osztották; Észak- és Dél-Karolinára.
Észak-Karolina megyéinek kialakítása 240 évig tartott, 1668-tól, Albermale megye létrehozásától, 1911-ig Avery és Hoke megyék kijelöléséig.
Megyék listája[szerkesztés]
| Megye neve | Székhelye | Létrehozása (év) | Lakosainak száma (fő) | Területe (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamanche | Graham | 1849 | 130.800 | 1.127 |
| Alexander | Taylorscille | 1847 | 33.603 | 681 |
| Alleghany | Sparta | 1859 | 10.667 | 611 |
| Anson | Wadesboro | 1750 | 25.275 | 1.391 |
| Ashe | Jefferson | 1799 | 24.384 | 1.106 |
| Avery | Newland | 1911 | 17.167 | 640 |
| Beaufort | Washington | 1712 | 44.958 | 2.484 |
| Bertie | Windsor | 1722 | 19.773 | 1.919 |
| Bladen | Elizabethtown | 1734 | 32.278 | 2.297 |
| Brunswick | Bolivia | 1764 | 73.143 | 2.719 |
| Buncombe | Ashville | 1791 | 206.330 | 1.709 |
| Burke | Morganton | 1777 | 89.148 | 1334 |
| Cabarrus | Concord | 1792 | 131.063 | 945 |
| Caldwell | Lenoir | 1841 | 77.415 | 1228 |
| Camden | Camden | 1777 | 6.885 | 793 |
| Carteret | Beaufort | 1722 | 59.83 | 3.473 |
| Caswell | Yanceyville | 1777 | 23.501 | 1.109 |
| Catawba | Newton | 1842 | 141.685 | 1.072 |
| Chatham | Pittsboro | 1771 | 49.329 | 1.836 |
| Cherokee | Murphy | 1839 | 24.298 | 1.287 |
| Chowan | Edenton | 1668 | 14.526 | 603 |
| Clay | Hayesville | 1861 | 8.775 | 572 |
| Cleveland | Shelby | 1841 | 96.287 | 1.215 |
| Columbus | Whiteville | 1808 | 54.749 | 2.471 |
| Craven | New Bern | 1712 | 91.436 | 2.005 |
| Cumberland | Fayettville | 1754 | 302.963 | 1.704 |
| Currituck | Currituck | 1668 | 18.190 | 1.362 |
| Dare | Manteo | 1870 | 29.967 | 4.046 |
| Davidson | Lexinton | 1822 | 147.246 | 1.469 |
| Davie | Mocksville | 1836 | 34.835 | 692 |
| Duplin | Kenansville | 1750 | 49.063 | 2.121 |
| Durham | Durham | 1881 | 223.314 | 772 |
| Edgecombe | Tarboro | 1741 | 55.606 | 1.313 |
| Forsyth | Winston-Salem | 1849 | 306.067 | 1.070 |
| Franklin | Louisburg | 1779 | 47.260 | 1.282 |
| Gaston | Gastonia | 1846 | 190.365 | 943 |
| Gates | Gatesville | 1779 | 10.516 | 896 |
| Graham | Robbinsville | 1872 | 7.993 | 782 |
| Granville | Oxford | 1746 | 48.498 | 1.391 |
| Green | Snow Hill | 1791 | 18.794 | 689 |
| Guilford | Greensboro | 1771 | 421.048 | 1.704 |
| Halifax | Halifax | 1758 | 57.370 | 1.893 |
| Harnett | Lilington | 1855 | 91.025 | 1.557 |
| Haywood | Waynesville | 1808 | 54.033 | 1.437 |
| Henderson | Hendersonville | 1838 | 89.173 | 971 |
| Hertford | Winton | 1759 | 22.601 | 932 |
| Hoke | Raeford | 1911 | 33.646 | 1.015 |
| Hyde | Swan Quarter | 1705 | 5.826 | 3.688 |
| Iredell | Statesville | 1788 | 122.660 | 1.546 |
| Jackson | Sylvia | 1851 | 33.121 | 1.279 |
| Johnston | Smithfield | 1746 | 121.965 | 2.062 |
| Jones | Trenton | 1779 | 10.381 | 1.225 |
| Lee | Sanford | 1907 | 49.040 | 671 |
| Lenoir | Kingston | 1791 | 59.648 | 1.041 |
| Lincoln | Lincolnton | 1779 | 63.780 | 795 |
| McDowell | Marion | 1842 | 42.151 | 1.155 |
| Macon | Franklin | 1828 | 29.811 | 1.344 |
| Madison | Marshall | 1851 | 19.635 | 1.171 |
| Martin | Williamston | 1774 | 25.593 | 1.194 |
| Mecklenburg | Charlotte | 1762 | 695.454 | 1.414 |
| Mitchell | Bakerville | 1861 | 15.687 | 575 |
| Montgomery | Troy | 1779 | 26.822 | 1.300 |
| Moore | Carthage | 1784 | 74.769 | 1.829 |
| Nash | Nashville | 1777 | 87.420 | 1.406 |
| New Hanover | Wilmington | 1729 | 160.307 | 850 |
| Northamton | Jackson | 1741 | 22.086 | 1.427 |
| Onslow | Jacksonville | 1734 | 118.227 | 1.039 |
| Pamlico | Bayboro | 1872 | 12.934 | 749 |
| Pasquotank | Elizabeth City | 1668 | 34.897 | 749 |
| Pender | Burgaw | 1875 | 41.082 | 2.416 |
| Perquimans | Hertford | 1668 | 11.368 | 852 |
| Person | Roxboro | 1791 | 35.623 | 1.046 |
| Pitt | Greenville | 1760 | 133.798 | 1.696 |
| Polk | Columbus | 1855 | 18.324 | 619 |
| Randolf | Asheboro | 1779 | 130.454 | 2.046 |
| Richmond | Rockingham | 1779 | 46.564 | 1.243 |
| Robeson | Lumberston | 1787 | 123.339 | 2.463 |
| Rockingham | Wentworth | 1785 | 91.928 | 1.481 |
| Rowan | Salisbury | 1753 | 130.340 | 1.357 |
| Rutherford | Rutherfordton | 1779 | 62.889 | 1.466 |
| Sampson | Clinton | 1784 | 60.161 | 2.453 |
| Scotland | Laurinburg | 1899 | 35.998 | 831 |
| Stanly | Albemarle | 1841 | 58.100 | 1.046 |
| Stokes | Danbury | 1789 | 44.711 | 1.181 |
| Surry | Dobson | 1771 | 71.219 | 1.393 |
| Swain | Bryson City | 1871 | 12.968 | 1.401 |
| Transylvania | Brevard | 1861 | 29.334 | 987 |
| Tyrrel | Columbia | 1729 | 4.149 | 1.554 |
| Union | Monroe | 1842 | 123.677 | 1.658 |
| Vance | Raleigh | 1771 | 627.846 | 2.220 |
| Wake | Warrenton | 1779 | 19.972 | 1.150 |
| Warren | Warrenton | 1779 | 19.972 | 1.150 |
| Washington | Plymouth | 1799 | 13.723 | 1.098 |
| Watauga | Boone | 1849 | 42.695 | 811 |
| Wayne | Goldsboro | 1779 | 113.329 | 1.443 |
| Wilkes | Wilkesboro | 1778 | 65.632 | 1.968 |
| Wilson | Wilson | 1855 | 73.814 | 969 |
| Yadkin | Yadkinville | 1850 | 36.348 | 873 |
| Yancey | Brunsville | 1833 | 17.774 | 811 |
Irodalom[szerkesztés]
- Corbitt, David Leroy. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X
- Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint, 1985. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
Jegyzetek[szerkesztés]
- ↑ How Many Counties are in Your State?". Click and Learn. Hozzáférés ideje: 2007-06-02.
Források[szerkesztés]
- "How Many Counties are in Your State?". Click and Learn. Hozzáférés ideje: 2007-06-02.
- b "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. Hozzáférés ideje: 2008-02-06.
- "NACo - Find a county". National Association of Counties. Hozzáférés ideje: 2008-02-06.
- "County Histories". The State Library of North Carolina. Hozzáférés ideje: 2008-02-06.
- "North Carolina QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Hozzáférés ideje: 2008-02-06. (2000 Census)
