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Letts Valley
Colusa County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 21,839. The county seat is Colusa, California, Colusa. It is in the North Valley (California), North Valley of California, northwest of the state capital, Sacramento, California, Sacramento. History Colusa County is one of the original List of California counties, counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Tehama County, California, Tehama County in 1856 and to Glenn County, California, Glenn County in 1891. The county was named after the 1844 Rancho Colus Ranchos of California, Mexican land grant to John Bidwell. The name of the county in the original state legislative act of 1850 was spelled ''Colusi'', and often in newspapers was spelled ''Coluse''. The word is derived from the name of a Patwin village known as ''Ko'-roo'' or ''Korusi'' located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively. The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships, municipalities, and unincorporated areas. Certain municipalities are in multiple counties; New York City is uniquely partitioned into five counties, referred to at the city government level as boroughs. Some municipalities have consolidated with their county government to form consolidated city-counties, or have been legally separated from counties altogether to form independent cities. Conversely, those counties in Connecticut, Rhode Island, eight of Massachusetts's 14 counties, and Alaska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
