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How many counties nationwide have more than one county seat?
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:00 pm
Turns out it's 36 in 11 states. Harrison County, MS, is a good example - listing both Gulfport and Biloxi as seats.
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Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of the county. An example is Harrison County, Mississippi, which lists both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi, which lists both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson. The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of pride (and jobs) for the towns involved.
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Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:01 pm to Big Scrub TX
Ascension Parish, LA is kinda like that with responsibilities split between Donaldsonville and Gonzales.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:05 pm to kingbob
quote:It's Donaldsonville, though. What's going on in Gonzales that you are referring to?
Ascension Parish, LA is kinda like that with responsibilities split between Donaldsonville and Gonzales.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:05 pm to Big Scrub TX
When you have two county seats, you have none.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:08 pm to Big Scrub TX
Courthouse, sheriffs hq, assessors office, half the council meetings, etc
Donaldsonville was the historic power center, but the east bank has exploded in population over the last 30 years due to white flight from br and nola. D-ville’s importance has wained, and is a lot “further from the action”
Donaldsonville was the historic power center, but the east bank has exploded in population over the last 30 years due to white flight from br and nola. D-ville’s importance has wained, and is a lot “further from the action”
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:09 pm to kingbob
quote:Those are probably just satellites. Not really the same thing.
Courthouse, sheriffs hq, assessors office, half the council meetings, etc
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:14 pm to Big Scrub TX
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It's Donaldsonville, though. What's going on in Gonzales that you are referring to?
Let's just say a hell of lot more than what's going on in Donaldsonville.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:19 pm to East Coast Band
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When you have two county seats, you have none.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 2:53 pm to Big Scrub TX
Carroll County, MS - Carrollton and Vaiden, the only two incorporated towns in the county. Also, not stop lights.
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