Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/county lists

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Main article: County (United States)

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This page is intended to keep track of the status 50 US counties by state lists (parishes in LA, boroughs and census area in AK), as well as potential place for discussion. The ultimate aim is to get make all fifty lists Featured Lists (and potentially a Featured Topic, given a good enough lead article).

Contents 1 Participants 2 Progress table 3 Suggested route to Featured status 4 County templates 5 Old county templates 5.1 County1 5.2 County2 5.3 County3 5.4 County4 5.5 County5 5.6 County6 5.7 County7

[edit] Participants

• Tompw
• Crzycheetah
• Wizardman
• Geraldk
• Dan9186

[edit] Progress table

Total score: 378.0/500 (75%)

16 out of 50 featured

1 Good article (Delaware)

State	Notes	Table?	Seats?	Dates?	Histories?	Etymologies?	Population?	Areas?	Lead?	Refs?	Score (0-10)
Alabama	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000009.0000009.0
Alaska	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	&0000000000000007.0000007
Arizona	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Arkansas	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.0000005
California	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	&0000000000000007.0000007
Colorado	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Some	&0000000000000008.5.0E+58.5
Connecticut	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Delaware	Good Article (Failed FLC)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000009.9.0E+59.9
Florida	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Georgia	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Y/N	&0000000000000006.0000006
Hawaii	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
HBState	Notes	Table?	Seats?	Dates?	Historys?	Etymologies?	Population?	Areas?	Lead?	Refs?	Score
Idaho	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Illinois	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Indiana	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	&0000000000000006.0000006
Iowa	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	&0000000000000007.0000007
Kansas	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Kentucky	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Louisiana	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y'	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000009.9.0E+59.9
Maine	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Maryland	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Massachusetts	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Michigan	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000008.0000008
MidState	Notes	Table?	Seats?	Dates?	Historys?	Etymologies?	Population?	Areas?	Lead?	Refs?	Score
Minnesota	County7	Y	Y	Y	Y	Some	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000008.5.0E+58.5
Mississippi	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Missouri	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Montana	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Nebraska	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Nevada	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
New Hampshire	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
New Jersey	Failed FLC	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Short	Y	&0000000000000007.5.0E+57.5
New Mexico	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Short	Y	&0000000000000007.5.0E+57.5
New York	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
North Carolina	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000008.0000008
North CbState	Notes	Table?	Seats?	Dates?	Historys?	Etymologies?	Population?	Areas?	Lead?	Refs?	Score
North Dakota	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	&0000000000000005.0000005
Ohio	Failed FLC	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000009.0000009.0
Oklahoma	Countyrow	Y	Y	Some	Some	Some	N	N	Some	N	&0000000000000004.0000004
Oregon	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y/N	&0000000000000007.5.0E+57.5
Pennsylvania	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Some	Y	Y	N	Y/N	&0000000000000007.0000007
Rhode Island	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
South Carolina	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Some	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
South Dakota	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Tennessee	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Texas	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
Utah	County7	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y/N	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Vermont	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010
VFState	Notes	Table?	Seats?	Dates?	Historys?	Etymologies?	Population?	Areas?	Lead?	Refs?	Score
Virginia	Countyrow	Y	Y	Some	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Washington	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000008.0000008
West Virginia	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y/N	&0000000000000005.5.0E+55.5
Wisconsin	Countyrow	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Some	Some	&0000000000000006.0000006
Wyoming	Featured	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	&0000000000000010.00000010

[edit] Suggested route to Featured status

1. Format table using {{countyrow}} and {{countytabletop}}
2. Fill in missing information (county origins/etymologies/areas).
3. Add references for the information in table
4. Write a decent lead, with references. See exsisting FLs for examples
5. Nominate for Featured List status.

[edit] County templates

Given that lists should include apropriate additional information, then the {{Countyrow}} layout is the prefered option. An example of usage is given below; see {{Countyrow}} for full documentation.

County	FIPS Code [1]	County seat [2]	(Data 1)	Established [2]	Origin	Etymology	(Data 5)	(Data 6)	Population	Area	Map
Anderson County	001	Palestine	(optional data 1)	(Data 2) 1846	(Data 3) Houston County	(Data 4) Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	(optional data 5)	(optional data 6)	&0000000000055109.00000055,109	&0000000000001078.0000001,078 sq mi (&0000000000002792.0000002,792 km²)

[edit] Old county templates

Included here for historical interest only. Only {{County7}} is still used in articles.

{{County7}}:

• List of counties in Maryland
• List of counties in New Hampshire
• List of counties in Ohio
• List of counties in Texas
• List of counties in Utah

[edit] County1

Main article: Template:County1

??	FIPS Code[1]	County (County Seat)
	001	Anderson County (Palestine)

[edit] County2

Main article: Template:County2

??	FIPS Code[1]	County (County Seat)	Map
	001	Anderson County (Palestine)

[edit] County3

Main article: Template:County3

County	FIPS Code[1]	County Seat	Created	Formed from
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County

[edit] County4

Main article: Template:County4

County	FIPS Code[1]	County Seat	Created	Formed from	Origin of name
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas

[edit] County5

Main article: Template:County5

County	FIPS Code[1]	County Seat	Created	Formed from	Origin of name	Map
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas

[edit] County6

Main article: Template:County6

• This template produces the map automatically if the Map parameter isn't defined. If the area (in square miles) is given as a raw number, then it will be converted to square kilometers and formatted using {{nts}}, as in the example below.

County	FIPS Code[1]	County Seat	Created	Formed from	Origin of name	Area	Map
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000002792.0000002,792 km² (&0000000000001078.0000001,078 mi²)

[edit] County7

Main article: Template:County7

• This template produces the map automatically if the Map parameter isn't defined, and also applies the {{nts}} template to the Population parameter. If the area (in square miles) is given as a raw number, then it will be converted to square kilometers and formatted using {{nts}}, as in the example below.

County	FIPS Code[1]	County Seat	Created	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area	Map
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000055109.00000055,109	&0000000000001078.0000001,078 sq mi (&0000000000002792.0000002,792 km²)