WQ: County Craze!

Name:

Here’s how it affects me:

Counties are Close to Home1. Check the appropriate

statement: My state has counties.

County Characteristics1. Here’s how many people have moved

to my county since 1980:

My state has county equivalents called .

2. The county or county equivalent where I live iscalled:

3. This many people live in my county:

4. My county’s county seat is called:

(Most recent population) __________________________________

– (1980 population)

(population increase) _________________________

2. Three types of elected officials in my county:a. b. c.

3. Here is a description of my county’s geography:

I live there. I don’t live there.

Counties Mean Business1. Three things my county’s

government is in charge of:a.

2. Here’s one more thing my county is in charge of that directly affects me:

Fact #1:

This is interesting to me because

Fact #2:

This is interesting to me because

WQ: County Craze!

Name:

Here’s why I think the most popular county name is probably the most popular:

Counties are Popular

Counties Have a History1. Year counties were first established:

2. An extinct county in my state:Name: Date it went extinct: Why it no longer exists:

County Name Guessing Game1. The top three county names:

3. Special information about my county’s history

2. Here’s what these three names have in common:

OR one interesting historical fact about a county _ in my state: _

3.

#1:

#2:

#3: