United States of America/Catalogs/States and Territories: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Derek Harkness
imported>Anthony Argyriou
(→‎States: add counties for DE and IA)
Line 82: Line 82:
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>3 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Delaware]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Delaware]]</TD>
</tr>
</tr>
Line 145: Line 145:
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>99 counties</td>
   <TD>[[History of Iowa]]</TD>
   <TD>[[History of Iowa]]</TD>
</tr>
</tr>

Revision as of 12:40, 6 June 2007

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

States

Name Capital Date of Admission
to the Union
Governor Senators Subdivisions History
Alabama Montgomery         History of Alabama
Alaska Juneau         History of Alaska
Arizona Phoenix         History of Arizona
Arkansas Little Rock         History of Arkansas
California Sacramento September 9, 1850 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
58 counties History of California
Colorado Denver         History of Colorado
Connecticut New Haven         History of Connecticut
Delaware Dover 7 December 1787     3 counties History of Delaware
Florida Tallahassee         History of Florida
Georgia Atlanta         History of Georgia
Hawaii Honolulu         History of Hawaii
Idaho Boise         History of Idaho
Illinois Springfield         History of Illinois
Indiana Indianapolis         History of Indiana
Iowa Des Moines       99 counties History of Iowa
Kansas Topeka         History of Kansas
Kentucky           History of Kentucky
Louisiana Baton Rouge         History of Louisiana
Maine           History of Maine
Maryland Annapolis         History of Maryland
Massachusetts Boston         History of Massachusetts
Michigan           History of Michigan
Minnesota           History of Minnesota
Mississippi           History of Mississippi
Missouri           History of Missouri
Montana           History of Montana
Nebraska           History of Nebraska
Nevada Carson City         History of Nevada
New Hampshire           History of New Hampshire
New Jersey Trenton         History of New Jersey
New Mexico Santa Fe         History of New Mexico
New York Albany July 26, 1788 Eliot Spitzer Hillary Rodham Clinton
Charles E. Schumer
62 Counties History of New York
North Carolina           History of North Carolina
North Dakota Bismark         History of North Dakota
Ohio Columbus         History of Ohio
Oklahoma           History of Oklahoma
Oregon           History of Oregon
Pennsylvania Harrisburg         History of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island           History of Rohe Island
South Carolina           History of South Carolina
South Dakota           History of South Dakota
Tennessee           History of Tennessee
Texas Austin December 29, 1845 Rick Perry (Republican) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican)
John Cornyn (Republican)
254 Counties History of Texas
Utah Salt Lake City         History of Utah
Vermont           History of Vermont
Virginia           History of Virginia
Washington           History of Washington
West Virginia           History of West Virginia
Wisconsin Madison         History of Wisconsin
Wyoming Cheyenne         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 Felix Perez Camacho (Republican) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Northern Mariana Islands [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Puerto Rico [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
U.S. Virgin Islands [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]

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[1] these islands are uninhabited.

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

References

  1. Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.