Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/county lists

Main article: County (United States)

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).

Recent changes to pages linked here

Participants

• Tompw
• Crzycheetah
• Wizardman
• Geraldk
• Dan9186
• Mm40

Progress table

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

Suggested route to Featured status

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

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	County seat	(Data 1)	Established	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)

Old county templates

Included here for historical interest only.

County1

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County1

??	FIPS Code	County (County Seat)
	001	Anderson County (Palestine)

County2

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County2

??	FIPS Code	County (County Seat)	Map
	001	Anderson County (Palestine)

County3

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County3

County	FIPS Code	County Seat	Created	Formed from
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Formed from Houston County

County4

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County4

County	FIPS Code	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

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/County5

County	FIPS Code	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

County6

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	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)

County7

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	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)