A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes [1] in certain modern nations. Its etymology derives from the Old French term, conté or cunté and could denote a jurisdiction in mainland Europe, under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.[2] The modern French is comté, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, Gau, etc.) (cf. conte, comte, conde, Graf). When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the regions that became the Historic counties of England calling them shires.[3] The Vikings introduced the term earl (from Old Norse, jarl) to the British Isles. Thus, "earl" and "earldom" were taken as equivalent to the continental use of "count" and "county". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... So, the later-imported term became a synonym for the native English word scir ([ʃir]) or, in Modern English, shire Since a shire was an administrative division of the kingdom, the term "county" evolved to designate an administrative division of national government in most modern uses. A county may be further subdivided into townships or other administrative jurisdictions under the county's control. The boundaries of a county usually, but not always, contain cities, villages, towns, townships or other municipal corporations. Depending on the particular nation, municipalities might or might not be subject to direct or indirect county control. , - Thomas Page

.10 -20 County_seat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Courthouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... 10 -21 Lady_Justice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

County Fair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

trickle down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , contract on america [political manifesto] partially dismantled a real trickle down system - federal revenue > state and local , state revenue > local , county > local local ? just and pragmatic distributive systems? , 10 -21 < ???? > http://friendfeed.com/citizen... [ 12 -15 America's Wealth Is Staggeringly Concentrated in the Northeast Corridor [MAPS] http://www.businessinsider.com/america... ???? - Thomas Page

sort Domesday Book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Anglo-Saxon Chronicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , [[ sort 8 -31 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

[ 12 -15 America's Wealth Is Staggeringly Concentrated in the Northeast Corridor [MAPS] http://www.businessinsider.com/america... - Thomas Page

Four Folkways http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... sort localities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... 10 -24 sort http://science.time.com/2013... http://flowingdata.com/2013... [political spectrum influencers http://friendfeed.com/citizen... , drivers , power grabbers ? [deference levels?] , grape vine , word of mouth , conformance to peer group , 12 -15 Political Manifestos ... ? - Thomas Page

8 -17 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define... - Thomas Page

County Sheriff - Thomas Page

EarMarks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... for Aquatic Centers ( locals left on the table several years ago ) vs Free $800,000 tanks , guess which one the system delivered. - Thomas Page