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Massachusetts CountiesMassachusetts consists of the 14 counties. Massachusetts has abolished seven of its fourteen county governments, leaving five Counties with county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) and two, Nantucket County and Suffolk County, with combined county/city government. |
Hampshire County, MassachusettsHampshire County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameFor the English county of Hampshire Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryHampshire County is a non-governmental county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Hampshire County was formed in 1662 out of Middlesex County, an original county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony which organized counties in 1643. Like a number of Massachusetts counties, Hampshire County exists today only as a historical geographic region and a judicial district and has no county government. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 545 square miles (1,413 kmē), of which, 529
square miles (1,370 kmē) of it is land and 16 square miles (42 kmē) of it (3.01%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |