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[stevieb]

@Sheila P-Burg  and all... Louisiana has parhishes instead of counties and Alaska has boroughs. Two states, RI and Connecticut, have geographical counties but no county governments. And I admit I Googled it...

[shoesnbags]

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@stevieb wrote:

@Sheila P-Burg  and all... Louisiana has parhishes instead of counties and Alaska has boroughs. Two states, RI and Connecticut, have geographical counties but no county governments. And I admit I Googled it...

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You've got it right @stevieb @but I'll have to give your gold star to Mr.Google lol. ⭐️

And New Orleans's city limits are also the boundaries for Orleans Parish.  But the NOLA metro area includes parts of several other parishes as well.  

[stevieb]

@shoesnbags  I knew Louisiana had parishes instead of counties, but didn't know Alaska has boroughs, which I find interesting... Maybe worth half a star... 

[shoesnbags]

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@stevieb wrote:

@shoesnbags  I knew Louisiana had parishes instead of counties, but didn't know Alaska has boroughs, which I find interesting... Maybe worth half a star... 

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@stevieb 

I couldn't find a half star emoji, so here ya go...⭐️😉

[sunshine45]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

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@shoesnbags wrote:

The things I learn on this forum!  I didn't know a single state in this group, and didn't even know that there are states referred to as commonwealths.

I live in the only state that does not have counties.  

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I'd want to say a state that was too small to have counties (like RI or Delaware), but I know that DE has counties.  (Although it only has one area code).  Does your state have parishes?

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that would be an interesting question......which states only have one area code? there are a lot more than i thought!

[Cakers3]

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@Sheila P-Burg wrote:

@wildcat fan  ...... Puerto Rico is referred to as a Commonwealth but only 4 states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia) have the legal right to use it in their names.

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@Sheila P-Burg   Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.

[kivah]

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@Sheila P-Burg wrote:

@wildcat fan  ...... Puerto Rico is referred to as a Commonwealth but only 4 states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia) have the legal right to use it in their names.

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I remember Puerto Rico being called a "possession."