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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).

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Participants

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Progress table

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Total score: 441.8/500 (88%)  
22 out of 50 featured
1 Good article (Delaware)


State Notes Table? Seats? Dates? Histories? Etymologies? Population? Areas? Lead? Refs? Score (0-10) Last updated
Alabama Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Alaska Countyrow Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N 7
Arizona Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Arkansas Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5
California Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some 8.5
Colorado Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some 8.5
Connecticut Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Delaware Good Article (Failed FLC) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9.9
Florida Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Georgia Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Not in lead 8.5
Hawaii Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
HBState Notes Table? Seats? Dates? Historys? Etymologies? Population? Areas? Lead? Refs? Score
Idaho Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Not in lead 8.5
Illinois Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5
Indiana Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some N 7.5
Iowa Failed FLC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9
Kansas Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some Some 8
Kentucky Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Louisiana Featured Y Y Y Y N Y' Y Y Y 9.9
Maine Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Maryland Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Massachusetts Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Michigan Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 8
MidState Notes Table? Seats? Dates? Historys? Etymologies? Population? Areas? Lead? Refs? Score
Minnesota Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some 8.5
Mississippi Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5
Missouri Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Montana Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5
Nebraska Countyrow Y Y Y Y Need work Y Y N Some 7
Nevada Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
New Hampshire Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
New Jersey Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
New Mexico Countyrow Y Y Y Y N Y Y Short Y 7.5
New York Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
North Carolina Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8.5
North CbState Notes Table? Seats? Dates? Historys? Etymologies? Population? Areas? Lead? Refs? Score
North Dakota Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some Y 8.5 2013-07-06
Ohio Failed FLC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Some 8.5 2013-07-06
Oklahoma Countyrow Y Y Y Some Y Y Y Y Some 8 2013-07-06
Oregon Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5 2013-07-06
Pennsylvania Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Some 7.5 2013-07-06
Rhode Island Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
South Carolina Countyrow Y Y Y Y Need work Y Y N Some 7
South Dakota Countyrow Y Y Y Some Y Y Y N Some 7
Tennessee Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Texas Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Utah Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Vermont Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
VFState Notes Table? Seats? Dates? Historys? Etymologies? Population? Areas? Lead? Refs? Score
Virginia Countyrow Y Y Cities needy N Need work Y Y Y Some 7
Washington Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 8
West Virginia Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Wisconsin Countyrow Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 8
Wyoming Featured Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
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  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 existing FLs for examples
  5. Nominate for Featured List status.

County templates

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Given that lists should include appropriate additional information, then the {{Countyrow}} layout is the preferred 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) 55,109 1,078 sq mi
(2,792 km2)		 State map highlighting Anderson County

Old county templates

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Included here for historical interest only.

County1

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County1
??
 FIPS Code[1] County (County Seat)
001 Anderson County (Palestine)

County2

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County2
??
 FIPS Code[1] County (County Seat)
 Map
001 Anderson County (Palestine)

County3

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County3
County
 FIPS Code[1] County Seat
 Created
 Formed from
Anderson County 001 Palestine 1846 Formed from Houston County


County4

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/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

County5

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/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 State map highlighting Anderson County

County6

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/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 2,792 km²
(1,078 mi²)		 State map highlighting Anderson County

County7

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Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/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 55,109 1,078 sq mi
(2,792 km²)		 State map highlighting Anderson County
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  2. ^ a b National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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