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22-416: The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area. In older times, Dalarna

44-521: A documentary on the town history which premiered October 20, 2007, in Westhampton at the Hamptons Film Festival . In 1996, West Hampton Dunes was the closest community to the crash of TWA Flight 800 , which occurred in the ocean about 8 miles (13 km) due south of it, although news reports focused on the much larger communities across Moriches Bay that provided the water response. In 1996,

66-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have

88-682: Is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The county council of Dalarna or Region Dalarna primarily handles health care and public transportation. After the Swedish county council election in September 2018, the following political parties were represented in the Dalarna county council: The table details all Riksdag election results of the Kopparberg and Dalarna counties since the unicameral era began in 1970 . The blocs denote which party would support

110-609: Is an incorporated village in the Town of Southampton on Westhampton Island , in Suffolk County , New York , United States. Located off the South Shore of Long Island , the village's population was 126 at the time of the 2020 census. West Hampton Dunes is located on a barrier island in the Town of Southampton. The barrier island was part of Fire Island until a nor'easter in 1931 split

132-443: Is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km ), or 20.45%, is water. As of the census of 2020, there were 126 people residing in the village. The population density was 32.2 inhabitants per square mile (12.4/km ). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 503.6 per square mile (194.4/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 90.91% White and 9.09% Asian . There were 7 households, out of which none had children under

154-613: Is not to be confused with the old county name, since it is located in Örebro County just to the south. The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government , to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board

176-463: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to

198-607: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which

220-463: The Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament. In Dalarna Province: SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone. The Dalarna County inherited its coat of arms from

242-534: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. West Hampton Dunes, New York West Hampton Dunes

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264-537: The Suffolk Police and/or Suffolk Sheriffs academy. The members of the department also receive the required DCJS courses for peace officers to perform traffic enforcement duties including Radar/LIDAR, Standard Field Sobriety, and Basic Crash Management. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km ), of which 0.35 square miles (0.9 km )

286-458: The age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, and 42.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.57 and the average family size was 2.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.2% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 45.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

308-525: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,

330-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to

352-399: The island creating Moriches Inlet . The inlet created a geographic oddity whereby the Town of Brookhaven actually has jurisdiction on land immediately west of West Hampton Dunes although Brookhaven land access to it involves a nearly 20-mile (32 km) drive through the Town of Southampton. The village incorporated in 1993 in attempt to have more control over its precarious state since it

374-518: The province of Dalarna. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E  /  60.678559°N 15.600586°E  / 60.678559; 15.600586 Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it

396-404: The village's first and to date only mayor, sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $ 200 million. The Corps settled the suit and began replenishing the beach leading to a building boom on what had been a devastated empty section of beach. The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association named West Hampton Dunes one of America's top restored beaches. In 2007, resident Yale Nelson finished

418-468: The village, under the authority of a court order, formed a law enforcement agency to better serve the needs of the community. The West Hampton Dunes Police Constabulary consists of approximately 12 members, including a department commissioner and two sergeants. The members are certified as peace officers with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and are trained at either

440-405: Was 58 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 266.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 67,083, and the median income for a family was $ 127,308. Males had a median income of $ 32,083 versus $ 0 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 57,150. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line . As of September 2024,

462-510: Was obliterated in the Great Hurricane of 1938 , the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter ("The Perfect Storm") and again in a 1992 nor'easter. Specifically, the village wanted to have a say in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handling of the barrier beach—particularly in response to a series of groynes at Shinnecock Inlet that have created major beach erosion "downstream" in the longshore drift . Almost immediately after incorporation, Gary Vegliante,

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484-455: Was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle . The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor . The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County ) was finally created by royal decree in 1647. On 1 January 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County. The small town of Kopparberg

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