@@ljahsdfopiuegbceusyeeguryudxjh dude that is not true in the slightest. Texas is NOT that big and if it was it be over 50 times bigger than Alaska and even larger then the U.S. itself Mercator's scales are messed up because you cannot flatten a globe. Do not let that fool you
Similarly, Greenland is Not as big as Africa. In fact, its greatly smaller than Australia. It is still the largest island though. Because islands arent that large to begin with.
Very nice! I've been trying to find maps of how the counties were created. I've been visiting all 254 county courthouses for the past few years. A lot of the historical markers will say the county was created from such-and-such a county.
That's an ambitious goal! We have a few folks who've done it, and the historic courthouses are breathtaking. If you're still in search of maps, this might be a good place to start if you haven't visited it already: www.mapofus.org/texas/
Jimenez County, Texas (255) Seat: Cornudas Largest community: Dell City Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence. Bean County, Texas (256) Seat (and largest community): Langtry Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos". Mirando County, Texas (257) Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas Largest community: Mirando City Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando. Duadelphia County, Texas (258) Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande. Rip Ford County, Texas (259) Seat (and largest community): Comstock Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford. Granger County, Texas (260) Seat (and largest community): Barstow Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865. Mesopotamia County, Texas (261) Seat (and largest community): Truscott Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties. Waggoner County, Texas (262) Seat (and largest community): Electra Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls. Concan County, Texas (263) Seat (and largest community): Concan Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half. Hughes County, Texas (264) Seat (and largest community): Adrian Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County. McDonald County, Texas (265) Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones. Rogers County, Texas (266) Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
Population of Bowie County is like 94K today. Meaning if it had the same pop back in the day. Texarkana would probably have the most pop in Texas and possibly Arkansas.
So Texas has to find, hire and maintain 254 District Attorneys. Even in the most mundane, insignificant ( Ain’t nothing ever happening in this county ) counties 🤔. Maaan the fact Texas even pulled something like this off is epic on so many levels.
Jimenez County, Texas (255) Seat: Cornudas Largest community: Dell City Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence. Bean County, Texas (256) Seat (and largest community): Langtry Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos". Mirando County, Texas (257) Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas Largest community: Mirando City Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando. Duadelphia County, Texas (258) Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande. Rip Ford County, Texas (259) Seat (and largest community): Comstock Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford. Granger County, Texas (260) Seat (and largest community): Barstow Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865. Mesopotamia County, Texas (261) Seat (and largest community): Truscott Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties. Waggoner County, Texas (262) Seat (and largest community): Electra Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls. Concan County, Texas (263) Seat (and largest community): Concan Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half. Hughes County, Texas (264) Seat (and largest community): Adrian Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County. McDonald County, Texas (265) Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones. Rogers County, Texas (266) Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
When trying to learn all 254 counties, I am the one who does not love a good grid. I keep getting to 252 and then one or two of those square counties around Lubbock screws up my perfect streak. Every. Single. Time.
Yes because Interstate 10 in texas has the longest stretch of interstate of any state (889 miles) I don't know where you live in Florida ( I am not a stalker) but I-10 from Jacksonville to Alabama 380 miles Alabama is 53 miles Mississippi is 75 miles Louisiana is 255 miles and there you go you are at the Texas border assuming you drive 70 miles per her it would actually take you 10 hours 54 minutes
Roman Soiko so, who wants to drive 16 hours straight! Anyways local counties help keep the ideas and customs that the locals want, not somebody across the state
I lived in Dallas most of my life. A colleague visited every county seat in Texas. I have been to a lot of them, but all 254 county seats is a bit too much for me. I spend a lot of time in Alpine, TX, which is the seat for Brewster County. It is larger than Connecticut. Getting from the farthest reaches of Brewster County to Alpine on a horse would require a very early start and a willingness to stay in the saddle for a long ride.
*Jimenez County, Texas* (255) Seat: Cornudas Largest community: Dell City Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence. *Bean County, Texas* (256) Seat (and largest community): Langtry Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos". *Mirando County, Texas* (257) Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas Largest community: Mirando City Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando. *Duadelphia County, Texas* (258) Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande. *Rip Ford County, Texas* (259) Seat (and largest community): Comstock Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford. *Granger County, Texas* (260) Seat (and largest community): Barstow Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865. *Mesopotamia County, Texas* (261) Seat (and largest community): Truscott Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties. *Waggoner County, Texas* (262) Seat (and largest community): Electra Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls. *Concan County, Texas* (263) Seat (and largest community): Concan Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half. *Hughes County, Texas* (264) Seat (and largest community): Adrian Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County. *McDonald County, Texas* (265) Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones. *Rogers County, Texas* (266) Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
The map at 3:01 purports to show when Texas got to its current county configuration. But the lines are _really_ inaccurate in some cases. For example, Maverick County's eastern border is (today, anyway) a straight vertical line all the way down, but here you show a bit jutting out at the bottom. And Jeff Davis County, famously the only pentagonal county in the U.S., here has (at least) six sides. I'm going to have to downvote this video.
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Georgia has a way denser concentration of counties than Texas, Texas has an average of 1057 square miles per county while Georgia has an average of 373 square miles per county
Fun fact: it'd be incredibly easy to merge a bunch of texas's western counties into larger ones, which would eliminate over 80 counties. Source: a map I made about it because I was curious.
1:50 each one unique in and shape shape? i mostly see squares, u americans have only square shapes for all land pieces u probably can distinguish state imperfections being a square by centimeters
What's not being explained is _why_ we have counties in the first place. How do you confuse _municipality_ with _county?_ A county is ruled by a "Count" or "Countess" and can be found in an aristocratic government. Therefore one would expect to find counties in countries such as England and France who had shires, earls, dukes, counts, nobles, and gentry. A _municipality_ is from the Latin _municipalis_ literally "pertaining to a citizen of a free town, of a free town". In practice it would be a community, municipality, free town, or city whose citizens have the privileges of a Roman citizen but are governed by their own laws. So the question would be, why do we have counties when The Constitution prohibits gentry, nobility and the crown from possessing power of dominion in the United States of America?
Texas counties seem to be the equivalent of NY townships… we have 932. Which are contained in 62 counties which also govern locally. You want local government, come to NY, you’ll get it up the wazoo
This was the cutest most to-the-point advocacy for local government I've ever heard,
From the video, "Nobody should be more than one days horse ride from the courthouse." Makes sense to me : ) Thanks for the video.
SEBASTIAN MELENDEZ im from collin county north of dallas
+Ryan Krekeler Parker County here. Go Aledo Bearcats!
@Ryan Krekeler So am I, what city?
I wasn't talking to you, look at who I tagged.
k...
Where could we start a 255th county?
Trump County
Greer ounty
revin hatol probably in one of those large chunks on the handle part
The moon
revin hatol well I wouldn't mind splitting Denton county in 2 and making a lewisville county #lewisvilleisgreat #dallassuburbsbaby
I’m not even from Texas, it’d be cool if videos like this existed for other states.
How did New York get to 62 counties?
How Pennsylvania got it's 67 Counties: Man rails a line of coke and goes to town on a blank map with a crayon while screaming.
“...each one unique in geography, shape, and population.”
Shape? Really?
Look at those there county lines!
USA: How many counties do you want?
Texas: Yes
To be fair is the same size as france
@@jackson1342 Not really, if it was in europe it would be much larger than france, and would be the 2nd biggest only behind russia
@@jackson1342 Texas is about as large as France + England not just France lol
@@ljahsdfopiuegbceusyeeguryudxjh dude that is not true in the slightest. Texas is NOT that big and if it was it be over 50 times bigger than Alaska and even larger then the U.S. itself Mercator's scales are messed up because you cannot flatten a globe. Do not let that fool you
Similarly, Greenland is Not as big as Africa. In fact, its greatly smaller than Australia. It is still the largest island though. Because islands arent that large to begin with.
You're better than my Social Studies teacher. Thank you.
What's social studies?
RebelForever I'm British
Very nice! I've been trying to find maps of how the counties were created. I've been visiting all 254 county courthouses for the past few years. A lot of the historical markers will say the county was created from such-and-such a county.
That's an ambitious goal! We have a few folks who've done it, and the historic courthouses are breathtaking. If you're still in search of maps, this might be a good place to start if you haven't visited it already: www.mapofus.org/texas/
Just have 43 left! All in the Panhandle
@@valeyard93 Did you finish all 254? I just started this week, and now I've got 240 to go....
@@EYGellerwhere are you right now?
@@EYGeller Yes I finished them in 2019.... but have done several revisits. Now working on county courthouses in other states!
how far are you along?
Split Texas into 5 states: ❌
Split Texas into 254 states: ✅
counties*
Jimenez County, Texas (255)
Seat: Cornudas
Largest community: Dell City
Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence.
Bean County, Texas (256)
Seat (and largest community): Langtry
Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos".
Mirando County, Texas (257)
Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas
Largest community: Mirando City
Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando.
Duadelphia County, Texas (258)
Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia
Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande.
Rip Ford County, Texas (259)
Seat (and largest community): Comstock
Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford.
Granger County, Texas (260)
Seat (and largest community): Barstow
Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865.
Mesopotamia County, Texas (261)
Seat (and largest community): Truscott
Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties.
Waggoner County, Texas (262)
Seat (and largest community): Electra
Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls.
Concan County, Texas (263)
Seat (and largest community): Concan
Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half.
Hughes County, Texas (264)
Seat (and largest community): Adrian
Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County.
McDonald County, Texas (265)
Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs
Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones.
Rogers County, Texas (266)
Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur
Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
The 1 days ride thing is interesting, considering the furthest corners of Texas are about a days drive from Austin now.
"Who doesn't love a good grid?"
New Englanders and Europeans, that's who. Not a grid in sight up here.
Blame it on colonialism
@LugubriousGeorge Yea most of em still got nobody living up there
Wow. My state has exactly 100 counties.
Greetings from North Carolina
@@FBIAGENT725 I cant tell if you're joking or not
@@madc2004 joking about what? edit: i just googled if 100 was a prime number, i thought it was
@@FBIAGENT725what was your IQ when you thought of that
@@hensleydodson5733 -100 probably.
I'm from Vietnam
Population of Bowie County is like 94K today. Meaning if it had the same pop back in the day. Texarkana would probably have the most pop in Texas and possibly Arkansas.
"What happened in 1876 that finally made us able to divide West Texas into so many counties?" "Uh... Shut up, that's what."
Young Territory.
So Texas has to find, hire and maintain 254 District Attorneys. Even in the most mundane, insignificant ( Ain’t nothing ever happening in this county ) counties 🤔. Maaan the fact Texas even pulled something like this off is epic on so many levels.
I think some of those less populated west Texas counties have district attorneys that cover several counties. So that makes more sense logistically.
"Texas was divided into counties, like every other state. Eventually, that number came to be 254." The end.
Jimenez County, Texas (255)
Seat: Cornudas
Largest community: Dell City
Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence.
Bean County, Texas (256)
Seat (and largest community): Langtry
Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos".
Mirando County, Texas (257)
Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas
Largest community: Mirando City
Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando.
Duadelphia County, Texas (258)
Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia
Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande.
Rip Ford County, Texas (259)
Seat (and largest community): Comstock
Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford.
Granger County, Texas (260)
Seat (and largest community): Barstow
Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865.
Mesopotamia County, Texas (261)
Seat (and largest community): Truscott
Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties.
Waggoner County, Texas (262)
Seat (and largest community): Electra
Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls.
Concan County, Texas (263)
Seat (and largest community): Concan
Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half.
Hughes County, Texas (264)
Seat (and largest community): Adrian
Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County.
McDonald County, Texas (265)
Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs
Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones.
Rogers County, Texas (266)
Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur
Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
When trying to learn all 254 counties, I am the one who does not love a good grid. I keep getting to 252 and then one or two of those square counties around Lubbock screws up my perfect streak. Every. Single. Time.
I love Texas more than any other states.
I live in Florida but I have cousins in Texas which I go see every year. Now it makes sense why when we kept driving, the county changed quickly.
How did we get to 67 counties?
There are 3 states that have 67 counties: Alabama, Florida, and Pennsylvania. 🐶😺🔔
i don’t know why this is in my recommended but it’s amazing.
“Who doesn’t love a good grid?”
*Meanwhile in New York traffic*
Laughs in ERCOT... 😆 @TexasCounties
Actually, Loving County was created twice. Once in 1887 but disorganized in 1897, and again in 1931.
And with a population of 37, the person who added it back chose brawns.
In 1897 they lost that "Loving" feeling... 🤣
Actually in 1821 in wasn't Spanish rule it was Mexican rule
Roberto Portillo it was first Spanish rule until on August 24, 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain
haven’t u heard Texan history instead of this video
No, the Spaniards banged the Mayans, turned em into Mexicans
Plus, France 🇫🇷 used to colonise parts of Texas north of the Red River.
Why is this in my recommendations, I don't even live in Texas.
you can't escape texas
I dont even live in the USA..
@Sky 201 can't escape either 😔
ik these recommendations
Me too
I always thought the extra land (now part of NM and OK and Colorado) was just taken, I never knew we sold it. Well, you learn something new everyday
I thought "240 countries"
Clashing Warriors yeah
Same
Clashing Warriors me to
Dragon Empire225 Lol
"Unique in shape" Heh, good one.
Well maybe not that west grid!
I read counties as countries and I got confused.
SAME
Same
Me too
Same
MadBat same
yes but today we have cars and we can drive across the state in 16 hours
Roman Soiko only 16
Lol. That’s close to the time it takes me to go to Texas from where I live in Florida.
Yes because Interstate 10 in texas has the longest stretch of interstate of any state (889 miles) I don't know where you live in Florida ( I am not a stalker) but I-10 from Jacksonville to Alabama 380 miles Alabama is 53 miles Mississippi is 75 miles Louisiana is 255 miles and there you go you are at the Texas border assuming you drive 70 miles per her it would actually take you 10 hours 54 minutes
and yes I have memorized the Interstate Highway System
Roman Soiko so, who wants to drive 16 hours straight! Anyways local counties help keep the ideas and customs that the locals want, not somebody across the state
Harris County is the most populated county in Texas and the 3rd most populated behind Los Angeles County California, and Cook County Illinois. (2019)
I watched this years ago, and I thought that there shells be WAY more views and likes. I’m do’s surprised
Shout out to anyone watching in 2036!
Lies
Queen Bee oh🙁
I'm from 2036. Texas now has 458 counties.
Freddie Espinal Illuminati confirmed.
Hi im from 2100 texas has now 30000 counties bye
Sandy would watch about her state with 254 county's
Bexar give life to most of the counties of Texas and other states
Wow thx for making me know that my countie was one of the first in 28 counties in Texas
Do a video on how many counties each state has
Georgia only 95 behind
Logan Jewell Actually 95 behind
"Only"
Wow we share a name
I think you mean 95 behind because
159+95 is 254
I'll change it to 95
Yes.
northern Texas: s q u a r e s
I don’t live in Texas but It’s surprising that Texas has a lot of counties
Any chance of going back to being your own country?
They can't
I can't believe rusk used to be the most populous County in Texas
I lived in Dallas most of my life. A colleague visited every county seat in Texas. I have been to a lot of them, but all 254 county seats is a bit too much for me.
I spend a lot of time in Alpine, TX, which is the seat for Brewster County. It is larger than Connecticut. Getting from the farthest reaches of Brewster County to Alpine on a horse would require a very early start and a willingness to stay in the saddle for a long ride.
Everything is big in Texas ❤️❤️❤️
Except the actual counties lol
200 country’s
200 usa
199 Canada
198 Mexico
197 Panama
196 Haiti
195 Jamaica
194 Peru
193 Dominica
192 Cuba
191 El Salvador
190 Colombia
189 Venezuela
188 Guatemala
187 Argentina
186 Brazil
185 Costa Rica
184 Greenland
183 Grenada
182 st kitts and Nevis
181 Bolivia
180 Honduras
179 Chile
178 Paraguay
177 Uruguay
176 Suriname
175 Ecuador
174 French Guinea
173 Norway
172 Sweden
171 Iceland
170 Finland
169 Denmark
168 Germany
167 Iceland
166 Ireland
165 United Kingdom
164 Portugal
163 Spain
162 France
161 wales
160 Isle of Man
159 Scotland
158 Poland
157 Italy
156 Austria
155 Switzerland
154 Czech Republic
153 Serbia
152 Slovakia
151 Slovenia
150 Moldova
149 Romania
148 Kosovo
147 Ukraine
146 Russia
145 north Macedonia
144 Greece
143 Türkiye
142 Cyprus
141 Liechtenstein
140 Andorra
139 San Marino
138 Belgium
137 Netherlands
136 Luxembourg
135 Monaco
134 Vatican City
133 Malta
132 Oman
131 Yemen
130 Bahrain
129 Qatar
128 Kuwait
127 Saudi Arabia
126 Israel
125 Lebanon
124 Palestine
123 Jordan
122 Syria
121 Afghanistan
120 Pakistan
119 Myanmar
118 Armenia
117 Georgia
116 Azerbaijan
115 Uzbekistan
114 Turkmenistan
113 Kazakhstan
112 Kyrgyzstan
111 China
110 Laos
109 Thailand
108 Vietnam
107 Laos
106 Cambodia
105 Malaysia
104 Singapore
103 Brunei
102 Timor leste
101 Indonesia
100 philipines
99 Taiwan
98 South Korea
97 North Korea
96 Japan
95 papau new guinea
94 Palau
93 Micronesia
92 Tuvalu
91 Fiji
90 Marshall Islands
89 Solomon Islands
88 nauru
87 Kiribati
86 Sri Lanka
85 Maldives
84 Tonga
83 Algeria
82 Morroco
81 Libya
80 Egypt
79 Senegal
78 Cape Verde
77 Mauritania
76 Comoros
75 Madagascar
74 Ghana
73 Equatorial Guinea
72 Guinea Bissau
71 Guinea
70 Congo
69 chad
68 Niger
67 Nigeria
66 chad
65 Sudan
64 South Sudan
63 Ghana
62 Cameroon
61 Gabon
60 Sierra Leone
59 the Gambia
58 Somalia
57 Eritrea
56 Djibouti
55 Iran
54 Iraq
53 south africa
52 Lesotho
51 eswatini
50 Zambia
49 Zimbabwe
48 Mozambique
47 Botswana
46 American Samoa
45 Samoa
44 antigue
43 Macau
42 c.a.r
41 dr Congo
40 Mongolia
39 Benin
38 Togo
37 Barbados
36 Malawi
35 Burkina Faso
34 Christmas islands
33 liberia
32 Namibia
31 Tanzania
30 st Lucia
29 Tajikistan
28 Vanuatu
27 Togo
26 Trinidad
25 New Zealand
24 Kenya
23 Burundi
22 Rwanda
21 Hong Kong
20 Faroe island
19 Aland island
18 Mauritius
17 Antarctica
16 Bahamas
15 Albania
14 Angola
13 Belarus
12 Croatia
11 Dominican
10 Guam
9 Nepal
8 Bhutan
7 England
6 Ivory Coast
5 São Tomé and principe
4 molk folk islands
3 Montserrat
2 Hungary
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
But was it called Shelby by the Spanish though?
So THAT'S why the panhandle's counties look like that
254 counties makes no sense.
loving county has like 200 people in it
Actually it's 64.
*Jimenez County, Texas* (255)
Seat: Cornudas
Largest community: Dell City
Split as the northern portion of Hudspeth County, and named after Damacio Jimenez, a Hispanic Texian hero who fought for Texas independence.
*Bean County, Texas* (256)
Seat (and largest community): Langtry
Bean County was then the portion of Val Verde County west of the Pecos River, and named after Judge Roy Bean who claimed to be "The Only Law West of the Pecos".
*Mirando County, Texas* (257)
Seat: Ranchitos Las Lomas
Largest community: Mirando City
Mirando County was the eastern half of Webb County, and named after Spanish land grantee Nicolás Mirando.
*Duadelphia County, Texas* (258)
Seat (and largest community): Duadelphia
Named after the Greek translation for "Dos Hermanos" (name of the twin peaks located in what was then the northwestern portion of Webb County), Duadelphia County is located near the Rio Grande.
*Rip Ford County, Texas* (259)
Seat (and largest community): Comstock
Rip Ford County was then the portion of Val Verde County between the Pecos and Devils rivers, and named after John Salmon "Rip" Ford.
*Granger County, Texas* (260)
Seat (and largest community): Barstow
Carved out of the western section of Ward County, Granger County is named after US (Union) Army Department of Texas Major General Gordon Granger. He's the man who proclaimed General Order No.3, which completely freed all the slaves in Texas in 1865.
*Mesopotamia County, Texas* (261)
Seat (and largest community): Truscott
Named after the Greek term for "middle of river(s)" due to its position between the North and South Wichita rivers-themselves forks of the Wichita River, Mesopotamia County is carved out of mostly the northern half of Knox County with portions of neighboring Foard, King and Baylor counties.
*Waggoner County, Texas* (262)
Seat (and largest community): Electra
Carved out of the western half of Wichita County, Waggoner County is formed due to overpowering from Wichita Falls.
*Concan County, Texas* (263)
Seat (and largest community): Concan
Concan County is formed after Uvalde County is split in half.
*Hughes County, Texas* (264)
Seat (and largest community): Adrian
Named after Texas Ranger John Hughes, Hughes County is formed from the western half of Oldham County.
*McDonald County, Texas* (265)
Seat (and largest community): Pine Springs
Named for Texas Ranger William Jesse McDonald, McDoland County is formed from the northwestern portion of Culberson County due to differing time zones.
*Rogers County, Texas* (266)
Seat (and largest community): Port Arthur
Due to economic and cultural differences between the northern and southern halves of Jefferson County, Port Arthur led the charge of the southern half to separate and form Rogers County named in honor of Texas Ranger John Harris Rogers.
There is already a Navarro county in Texas.
Yay I live in Texas
The map at 3:01 purports to show when Texas got to its current county configuration. But the lines are _really_ inaccurate in some cases. For example, Maverick County's eastern border is (today, anyway) a straight vertical line all the way down, but here you show a bit jutting out at the bottom. And Jeff Davis County, famously the only pentagonal county in the U.S., here has (at least) six sides. I'm going to have to downvote this video.
make the 254 states great again
Texas actually has a "split into five states" clause in its constitution.
I wish those counties was big.
Ayyy hays county my dude
Smith County (Whitehouse-Tyler,TX) is my County..
0:10 hey my state is on there (North Carolina)! I live in the 2nd smalllest county in land size but are population is huge :) #Wilmington
How is New Hanover county life going? It's the most populated coastal county BTW.
I'm a proud michiganer
0:26 Thought I got a text
when will a 255th county form?
Encinal (eastern half of Webb County)
i love the texan accent
Some of those counties are near dead and probably should consolidate!
There are counties just a couple hundred people
@@AFT_05GAnd the newest county, Loving only has 60 people.
Mikey Angelo, also known as Mr. Grande, the rapper from Dallas, Dallas County Texas. Cowboys in Texas usually say "Yee-haw" when they're ready and they usually ride horses and hold guns! Some of the lions love this US state. 🎙🎤🤠🏇🐴🐎🔫🦁
Dr. Pepper was invented in Texas. 🥤
Want some hamburgers and poultry legs? 🍔🍗
Nebraska has 93 county’s
Texas is the land of heroes!
Georgia has a way denser concentration of counties than Texas, Texas has an average of 1057 square miles per county while Georgia has an average of 373 square miles per county
Rip to Bexar county, now it just covers the city of San Antonio
GOOOO TEXASSS!!!!!!!
Fun fact: it'd be incredibly easy to merge a bunch of texas's western counties into larger ones, which would eliminate over 80 counties.
Source: a map I made about it because I was curious.
there is a Texas county named Deaf Smith near Amarillo
they have some funny names like coke and bee
Counties of american states are the most squarest land
Wow giant bexar in 1830s
Soo helpful
1:50 each one unique in and shape
shape? i mostly see squares, u americans have only square shapes for all land pieces u probably can distinguish state imperfections being a square by centimeters
It surprised me that Medina county was an enclave of Bexar County.
Here in Belguim we only have 10 counties :(
What's not being explained is _why_ we have counties in the first place. How do you confuse _municipality_ with _county?_ A county is ruled by a "Count" or "Countess" and can be found in an aristocratic government. Therefore one would expect to find counties in countries such as England and France who had shires, earls, dukes, counts, nobles, and gentry.
A _municipality_ is from the Latin _municipalis_ literally "pertaining to a citizen of a free town, of a free town". In practice it would be a community, municipality, free town, or city whose citizens have the privileges of a Roman citizen but are governed by their own laws.
So the question would be, why do we have counties when The Constitution prohibits gentry, nobility and the crown from possessing power of dominion in the United States of America?
Lol in ireland we have 32 (26 in the republic) (6 in the north)
Ronzesker of the lone hillbilly state.
Yeah but Irelands counties are like Americas states and Irelands parishes are like American counties.
What I don't get is why there is a channel dedicated to this stuff.
Yee-haw!!! 🤠
Which are the counties that are part of the XIT ranch?
Why didn't you mention Austin?
What county you live in Texas I live in Polk county
This is why California is the best state
Droughts, wildfires, pollution, high crime, terrible cost of living
What was the least popular county in the USA ever?
yeeehaaaal people
I live in Dallas Texas Segoville :0
Adrian Suarez that is cool because that city is named after one of my ancestors
I LIVE IN TEXAS!!! 😅🤣
I came from a state where there is no Counties, but Parishes! Guess my state!
Lemme guess,
Louisiana or Alaska
Louisiana
counties? i thought COUNTRIES
That's because you're stupid.
Bruh.
270,,,,, was the day we got a chance we were all day amp it started
1:25, the same year California became a state
I'm in Harris county in Houston Texas
This history shows how Texas has always been committed to a government of by and for the people.
Texas, Steve, Texas
Interesting.
That’s a lot of counties
Coz they put all the numbers in a bowl and pulled out 254
hi, nice profile pic🙃
ryujin's left shoulder
Omg what happened to Ryujin 😂
didnt u hear?? she got whiplash whilst doing the iconic shoulder dance
Texas counties seem to be the equivalent of NY townships… we have 932. Which are contained in 62 counties which also govern locally. You want local government, come to NY, you’ll get it up the wazoo