Only 58 in California - 26 at Statehood. They are political subdivisions of the State, Cities are municipal corporations. Self governing pursuant to Government Code scheme.
RPlumb314, post: 360619, member: 6313 wrote: 87 in Minnesota. Garrison Keillor used to recite them in alphabetical order now and then on his radio show. I never had any ambition to do that.
Was Mist (Missed?) County one of them? If you're a Lake Wobegon fan, I'm sure you've heard (or read) the story about the surveyor's error and how the county was 'created'.
Tom Adams, post: 360591, member: 7285 wrote: You memorized the 254 county names?! Holy Cow!
No, No, No, not the 254, the 33 in New Mexico. Even my surveyor brain couldn't remember the 254, some I probably still have never heard of.
Greg Shoults RPLS, post: 360683, member: 531 wrote: No, No, No, not the 254, the 33 in New Mexico. Even my surveyor brain couldn't remember the 254, some I probably still have never heard of.
haha....okay. 33 sounds hard enough. (I obviously misread your post). I could probably memorize the number 254.
