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   <th>Name</th>
   <th>Name</th>
   <th>Capital</th>
   <th>Capital</th>
   <th>Date of Admission<br /> to the Union<ref>{{cite web|title=The 50 State Quarters 10-Year Schedule|publisher=U.S. Mint|url=http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?action=schedule|accessdate=08-07-2007}}</ref></th>
   <th>Date of Admission to the Union<ref>{{cite web|title=The 50 State Quarters 10-Year Schedule|publisher=U.S. Mint|url=http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?action=schedule|accessdate=08-07-2007}}</ref></th>
   <th>Governor</th>
   <th>Governor</th>
   <th>Senators</th>
   <th>Senators</th>
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   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
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   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>67 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Alabama]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Alabama]]</TD>
</tr>
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   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
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   <td>15 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Arizona]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Arizona]]</TD>
</tr>
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   <td>75 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Arkansas]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Arkansas]]</TD>
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   <td>64 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Colorado]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Colorado]]</TD>
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   <td>8 counties (no government powers since 1960), 169 towns</td>
   <TD>[[History of Connecticut]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Connecticut]]</TD>
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   <td>67 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Florida]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Florida]]</TD>
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   <td>159 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Georgia]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Georgia]]</TD>
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   <td>5 counties (one administered by the state Department of Health)</td>
   <TD>[[History of Hawaii]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Hawaii]]</TD>
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   <td>44 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Idaho]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Idaho]]</TD>
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   <td>102 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Illinois]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Illinois]]</TD>
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   <td>92 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Indiana]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Indiana]]</TD>
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   <td>105 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Kansas]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Kansas]]</TD>
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   <td>120 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Kentucky]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Kentucky]]</TD>
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   <td>64 parishes</td>
   <TD>[[History of Louisiana]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Louisiana]]</TD>
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   <td>16 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Maine]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Maine]]</TD>
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   <td>22 counties and independent city (Baltimore)</td>
   <TD>[[History of Maryland]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Maryland]]</TD>
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   <td>14 counties, with little government function, 50 cities and 301 towns</td>
   <TD>[[History of Massachusetts]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Massachusetts]]</TD>
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   <td>83 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Michigan]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Michigan]]</TD>
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   <td>29 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Utah]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Utah]]</TD>
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   <td>14 counties (with limited governmental powers) </td>
   <TD>[[History of Vermont]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Vermont]]</TD>
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   <td>95 counties and 39 [[independent city|independent cities]]</td>
   <TD>[[History of Virginia]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Virginia]]</TD>
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Revision as of 13:45, 8 June 2007

This is a catalog of sub divisions within or dependant to the USA.

States

Name Capital Date of Admission to the Union[1] Governor Senators Subdivisions History
Alabama Montgomery 14 December 1819 (22nd)     67 counties History of Alabama
Alaska Juneau 3 January 1959 (49th)     16 Boroughs (including Municipality of Anchorage) and Unorganized Borough, administered directly by the state. History of Alaska
Arizona Phoenix 14 February 1912 (48th)     15 counties History of Arizona
Arkansas Little Rock 15 June 1836 (25th)     75 counties History of Arkansas
California Sacramento 9 September 1850 (31st) Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)		 58 counties History of California
Colorado Denver 1 August 1876 (38th)     64 counties History of Colorado
Connecticut New Haven 9 January 1788 (5th)     8 counties (no government powers since 1960), 169 towns History of Connecticut
Delaware Dover 7 December 1787 (1st)     3 counties History of Delaware
Florida Tallahassee 3 March 1845 (27th)     67 counties History of Florida
Georgia Atlanta 2 January 1788 (4th)     159 counties History of Georgia
Hawaii Honolulu 21 August 1959 (50th)     5 counties (one administered by the state Department of Health) History of Hawaii
Idaho Boise 3 July 1890 (43rd)     44 counties History of Idaho
Illinois Springfield 3 December 1818 (21st)     102 counties History of Illinois
Indiana Indianapolis 11 December 1816 (19th)     92 counties History of Indiana
Iowa Des Moines 28 December 1846 (29th)     99 counties History of Iowa
Kansas Topeka 29 January 1861 (34th)     105 counties History of Kansas
Kentucky Frankfort 1 June 1792 (15th)     120 counties History of Kentucky
Louisiana Baton Rouge 30 April 1812 (18th)     64 parishes History of Louisiana
Maine Augusta 15 March 1820 (23rd)     16 counties History of Maine
Maryland Annapolis 28 April 1788 (7th)     22 counties and independent city (Baltimore) History of Maryland
Massachusetts Boston 6 February 1788 (6th)     14 counties, with little government function, 50 cities and 301 towns History of Massachusetts
Michigan Lansing 26 January 1836 (25th)     83 counties History of Michigan
Minnesota St. Paul 11 May 1858 (32nd)       History of Minnesota
Mississippi Jackson 10 December 1817 (20th)       History of Mississippi
Missouri Jefferson City 10 August 1821 (24th)       History of Missouri
Montana Helena 8 November 1889 (41st)       History of Montana
Nebraska Lincoln 1 March 1867 (37th)       History of Nebraska
Nevada Carson City 31 October 1864 (36th)       History of Nevada
New Hampshire Concord 21 June 1788 (9th)       History of New Hampshire
New Jersey Trenton 18 December 1787 (3rd)       History of New Jersey
New Mexico Santa Fe 6 January 1912 (47th)       History of New Mexico
New York Albany 26 July 1788 (11th) Eliot Spitzer Hillary Rodham Clinton
Charles E. Schumer		 62 Counties History of New York
North Carolina Raleigh 21 November 1789 (12th)       History of North Carolina
North Dakota Bismark 2 November 1889 (39th)       History of North Dakota
Ohio Columbus 1 March 1803 (17th)       History of Ohio
Oklahoma Oklahoma City 16 November 1907 (46th)       History of Oklahoma
Oregon Salem 14 February 1859 (33rd)       History of Oregon
Pennsylvania Harrisburg 12 December 1787 (2nd)       History of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Providence 29 May 1790 (13th)       History of Rohe Island
South Carolina Columbia 23 May 1788 (8th)       History of South Carolina
South Dakota Pierre 2 November 1889 (40th)       History of South Dakota
Tennessee Nashville 1 June 1796 (16th)       History of Tennessee
Texas Austin 29 December 1845 (28th) Rick Perry (Republican) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican)
John Cornyn (Republican)		 254 Counties History of Texas
Utah Salt Lake City 4 January 1896 (45th)     29 counties History of Utah
Vermont Montpellier 4 March 1791 (14th)     14 counties (with limited governmental powers) History of Vermont
Virginia Richmond 25 June 1788 (10th)     95 counties and 39 independent cities History of Virginia
Washington Olympia 11 November 1889 (42nd)       History of Washington
West Virginia Charleston 20 June 1863 (35th)       History of West Virginia
Wisconsin Madison 29 May 1848 (30th)       History of Wisconsin
Wyoming Cheyenne 10 July 1890 (44th)       History of Wyoming

Federal District

The capital city of the United States of America is a separate federal district and not part of any one State.
Name Capital Date of Admission
to the Union		 Mayor Senators - History
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. July 26, 1788 Adrian M. Fenty (Democrat) [[ ]] [[ ]] History of the District of Columbia

Unincorporated territories

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. These islands are inhabited.

Name Capital Govenor Population Geography History
American Samoa Pago Pago (Capital)
Fagatogo (Seat of Government)		 Togiola Tulafono [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Guam Hagåtña (Agana) Felix Perez Camacho (Republican) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Puerto Rico San Juan [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]

Outlying Islands

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. Except for the Military Garrison on Wake and US Government employees on Midway[2] these islands are uninhabited.

  • Baker Island
  • Howland Island
  • Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  • Kingman Reef
  • Midway Atoll
  • Navassa Island
  • Palmyra Atoll
  • Wake Island

References

  1. ↑ The 50 State Quarters 10-Year Schedule. U.S. Mint. Retrieved on 08-07-2007.
  2. ↑ Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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