Show Counties of the U S Some facts re regarding the area population and other con con- concerning con concerning counties in the United States ma may be of interest There are counties in in the 48 states of which Texas has the greatest number and Dela Dela- Delaware Dela- Dela Delaware Delaware ware the smallest number 3 San Bernardino county in Cali California fornia is the lar largest est with an area lof of square miles New York county is the smallest with an anarea I of only onh 22 square miles BriS 1 Bris Bristol tol county in Rhode Island is the next smallest t with 2 1 square miles Citing another case of extremes I Armstron Armstrong county in South Dako Dalco- Dakota I Ita ta with an area of square miles has no postoffice with Alle- Alle I county in Pennsylvania I with with square miles has I post offices And speaking of Leadville Cob Colo is the highest be being in ing feet above sea level while Calipatria Calif feet below sea level is the lowest I North Carolina and Virginia have exactly counties each States havin having more than I counties are Illinois Kansas Missouri Kentucky I Geor Georgia ia Texas I IlOne lOne One state Louisiana has no counties But this does docs not mean that it has no political subdivisions I as other states have In Louisiana these subdivisions are arc called par par- par par-I parishes parishes of oC which h the state has 64 |