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29-1443: (Redirected from Centre City ) Center City or Centre City may refer to: Places [ edit ] Center City, Minnesota , U.S. Center City Historic District Center City Allentown , Pennsylvania, U.S. Center City, Erie , Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , U.S. Center City, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, or Uptown Charlotte , North Carolina, U.S. Other uses [ edit ] Centre City Building , Dayton, Ohio U.S. Center City High School in Escondido California U.S. Center City Mall in Paterson, New Jersey U.S. Centre City Mall, Dunedin , New Zealand See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "center city"  or "centre city" on Misplaced Pages. Central city Citi Centre (disambiguation) City Center (disambiguation) Centre City Tower (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Centre City All pages with titles beginning with Center City All pages with titles containing Centre City All pages with titles containing Center City Center (disambiguation) , including centre City (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

58-526: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

87-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

116-626: A major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan,

145-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the city was 44.7 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

174-458: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Center City, Minnesota Center City is a city and the county seat of Chisago County , Minnesota , United States. The population was 628 at the 2010 census . U.S. Highway 8 serves as a main route. Center City was platted in 1857, and named from its location roughly halfway between Chisago City and Taylors Falls . A post office

203-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

232-552: The Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

261-925: The census of 2020, there were 629 people and 254 households. 97.6% of residents had at least a high school education, and 25.8% had attained a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.7% were veterans. 99.5% of residents were born in the United States, and 74.0% had been born in Minnesota. 1 person was foreign-born. 99.6% of residents spoke only English at home. The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% White alone (97.1% White alone or in combination), 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Black, 1.1% Native American, and 1.0% some other race. 3.2% were two or more races. Hispanic and Latinos of any race made were 3.2%. The most common ancestries in Center City were German (25.8%), Swedish (19.1%), Norwegian (13.9%), Irish (9.0%), and Polish (4.7%). The median age

290-508: The Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it

319-879: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

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348-405: The average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males. The median income for a household in the city

377-529: The city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 582 people, 194 households, and 148 families living in the city. The population density was 1,240.8 inhabitants per square mile (479.1/km ). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 456.3 units per square mile (176.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.91% White , 0.69% African American , 2.06% Native American , 0.17% Asian , and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of

406-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

435-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

464-611: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

493-429: The movie Grumpy Old Men , the church in the wedding scene is at Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City. County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

522-542: The number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after

551-405: The population. There were 194 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and

580-458: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Center City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Center_City&oldid=1232426271 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

609-764: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

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638-700: The term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under

667-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

696-607: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

725-541: Was $ 48,594, and the median income for a family was $ 51,875. Males had a median income of $ 39,205 versus $ 30,156 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,774. About 0.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. Center City was the setting of Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg 's epic novels The Emigrants , written and published in four volumes between 1949 and 1959, and made into two feature films in 1972 and 1974. In

754-407: Was 49.1 years. 16% were under the age of 18. The median household income was $ 77,679. As of the census of 2010, there were 628 people, 247 households, and 175 families living in the city. The population density was 1,064.4 inhabitants per square mile (411.0/km ). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 493.2 units per square mile (190.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city

783-408: Was 97.8% White , 0.5% African American , 0.6% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 247 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had

812-460: Was established as Centre City in 1858, and the name was changed to Center City in 1893. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km ), of which 0.59 square miles (1.53 km ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) is water. Nearby places include Lindström , Shafer , Taylors Falls , St. Croix Falls , Chisago City , Stacy , Wyoming , North Branch , and Forest Lake . As of

841-574: Was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been

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